Ross Bolleter
Musician, poet, Zen master and composer, Ross Bolleter (b. 1946, Perth) is the founder of WARPS, the World Association for Ruined Piano Studies. WARPS has devoted energy to giving old pianos a new home. "A Ruined Piano is not just any piano fallen into disrepair... The Ruined Piano... has moved far enough away from a working piano to make any traditional repertoire well nigh unplayable, and pretty much unrecognisable, on its keyboard. As a result of the individual history of its decay, it presents an array of unique and resonant sounds both produced at the keyboard, and by reaching inside it, or knocking on its wooden panels." - The Well Weathered Piano