The chair, a piece of water pipe were all made into musical instruments by him (Photo: Hoai Son).
“My first homemade musical instrument was the papaya leaf pipe, when I accidentally blew it in, it made a sound like a flute, so I only tinkered with creativity. From that success, I created more types of music. other tools,” Toan recalled.
Recycle, not “throw away”
Mr. Toan once impressed many locals and visitors when he performed art at the foot of Dragon Bridge, Da Nang, with very bulky musical instruments made from many recycled materials.
The discarded stainless steel chair was also turned into a unique musical instrument by Mr. Toan (Photo: Hoai Son).
All of his instruments are made from seemingly discarded materials, thereby contributing to spreading the movement to use recycled materials.
The idea of reusing old plastic items to make flutes was carried out by Toan during his time as a student. He participated in a talent search competition organized by the school and chose to perform a variety of recycled musical instruments. His performance conquered the judges to receive the top prize in the competition.
Not long ago, he also had a successful concert related to the topic of limiting the use of plastic, organized by the Center for Culture and Cinema of Danang City.
Toan’s old tools have contributed to spreading the movement of using recycled items (Photo: Hoai Son).
“The damaged plastic items should be recycled in one way or another, but should not be discarded. I find recycling old things a meaningful job not only for myself but also for society.” Toan confessed.
Not only using his products to perform on stages, he now also opens classes to teach the use of musical instruments, including lutes and flutes, at home.
“All my homemade products are not copyrighted because they are my own passion and hobby. Besides, music is for everyone, who has the same interest to learn, I just show guide them,” Toan confided.
