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William Close works on his Earth Harp, the longest stringed instrument in the world, ahead of performances at California Plaza in downtown L.A. Close was stringing the harp to a skyscraper in the plaza.
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Earth Harp

Earth Harp

William Close works on his Earth Harp, the longest stringed instrument in the world, ahead of performances at California Plaza in downtown L.A. Close was stringing the harp to a skyscraper in the plaza.

  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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William Close adjusts his Earth Harp.

  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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String awaits attachment to a skyscraper in downtown L.A. as part of William Close’s Earth Harp.

  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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William Close runs a line from the top of the skyscraper to the Earth Harp for his performance at California Plaza in downtown L.A.

  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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String that’ll be used in William Close’s Earth Harp. The strings are attached to water bottles, and were tossed off the roof of a skyscraper and then attached to the harp.

  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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William Close with his Earth Harp, which he was stringing the harp to a skyscraper in California Plaza.

  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Detail of William Close’s Earth Harp, the longest stringed instrument in the world.

  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Artist William Close works on his Earth Harp.

  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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