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Vandalist: Crossrock

By Posterchild

Once a week, Vandalist features the best street art and graffiti from around Toronto. You should contribute.
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Artist Unknown.

AT GRACE AND HARBORD
PHOTO BY REK.

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  • rek

    If you can’t tell, that’s a crosswalk signal post (northwest corner of Grace and Harbord) with four guitar/something strings installed along its length.

  • SpupEh

    Nice contribution, T-Rek…there’s only four strings, maybe it’s an upright-bass-walk? Do you have a pic of the upper portion of the strings? Can it be tuned/played?

  • rek

    The strings are anchored in holes near the top. They seemed somewhat loose when I tried strumming, but I don’t think it can be tightened. How about crosswalk cello?

  • tak

    they’re bass strings. there’s another one installed on a lamppost behind U of T’s Faculty of Music, and supposedly another one in Kensington that I haven’t seen. I talked to the guy who installed and maintains them sometime last year – can’t remember his name, though! I know he’s somehow associated with linuxcaffe.

  • woowah

    I’ve also talked to the dude who makes the poles. He’s really neat. I think he’s a retired postman who is just doing this for kicks :)

  • spacejack

    But do the cars stop when you pluck the strings?

  • Posterchild

    So does anyone know the artists name/pseudonym (or website?) so we can give proper credit!
    (and yes, there is definitely one in Kensington. It’s in the park.)