Record player modified to play pieces of wood instead of vinyl

Record players have typically played vinyl records, but German artist, Bartholomäus Traubeck, has managed to come up with a rather unique record player, dubbed "Years", that instead of spinning vinyl, will spin a cross-section of a tree instead with surprising results. What Traubeck has done here was to take a turntable and modify its tonearm. Instead of a needle, it has been replaced with a digital camera and light, with the camera scanning the tree's cross-section for thickness, growth rate, texture and overall color tone.

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