I travelled to Broome with my family in 2018 and found myself with a bit of time on my hands, so I decided to expand on the experience with Jane Coker (see previous post “Gong for Jane”). I Procured some cylinders which were no longer useful for gas and set to work. Lauchie at The Broome Factory kindly made a place for me to work and I set about turning the cylinders into instruments. Putting a slight angle on the cuts gave a cleaner tone and after sand blasting and painting, they were ready for market.
Broome Courthouse Markets are a long standing tradition, with a huge array of amazing products and a large crowd of willing punters. I sold most of the instruments over two weekends and met a whole lot of travellers from all over Australia and the world.