Invented and built by Cris Forster, the instruments design was inspired by a huge, round, stone-hewn Aztec calandar. Cris thought to himself "What if there was a musical instrument in the shape of a wheel?". Thus, the basic idea of the Chrysalis was born. Built in 1975 to 1976, the Chrysalis has 2 sides, or 2 circular sound boards, 82 strings on each side. The wheel, which sits on the creast of a wave like stand, may be freely spun in either direction.
Built in 1975-1976, San Francisco, California.
Dimensions
Total number of strings: 164
Longest sring: 20 inches
Shortest string: 8 inches
Wheel diameter: 36 3/4 inches
Wheel width: 5 inches
Height from floor to top of wheel: 57 1/2 inches
Stand length: 61 inches
Stand width: 10 1/2 inches
Materials used: sitka spruce, oak, ash, maple, birch, ebony, aluminium, brass and steel.
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