Crab Carillon

The Crab Carillon is one of my favorite things in San Diego. I was lucky enough to attend the opening of this instillation by Roman de Salvo (artist) and Joseph Waters (composer). A bit of back story: The neighborhood kids walking to school had to walk on this dangerous section of sidewalk during their morning school commute, so the city wanted to install a railing on that portion of sidewalk, but also wanted to incorporate something artistic. This inspired the idea for a musical palindromic piece (one that is the same forwards or backwards). Played on tubular bells fixed along the railing, the Crab Carillon allows pedestrians to ring out notes of the song while walking. There are palindromes within the palindrome as well, so there is a great opportunity to find a variety of musical gems in this public art. Bring Your Own Stick for maximum fun.

This is an interesting musical art piece that can be played with a metal rod while walking across the 25^th street bridge West to East. The name of the tune is Crab Carillon by Joseph Waters. The creator of this exhibit was Roman de Salvo. Enjoy!

Maybe I’m just easily amused but this was a lot of fun. If you plan to come here, be sure to bring a metal rod of some sort to hit the chimes. We were lucky enough to find a rusty nail on the street nearby.

Way Cool!

I love this place. Go to the west side of the 25^th Street overpass above the 94 freeway and bring a metal rod. You’ll notice that the railing has chimes on it. You play the chimes by running alongside the railing and running your stick across the bars. The piece is called «Crab Carillon», and it was made by Roman de Salvo (artist) and Joseph Waters (composer). The melody is a palindrome. *Wicked cool*
I find it works best with a brisk walk.