In July 2006, Mr Mai Dinh Toi pub*licly stated that he could turn fighter planes and helicopters into musical instruments. Before the surprising statement was made, Toi was visiting The War Remnants Museum, when he discovered parallel vents that were on the rocket pads of fighter planes. Toi decided that those killing machines that were used during the American War would be able to produce music. Although the concept was somewhat strange, the Management Board at the museum allowed him to experiment with his idea on the condition that he could not damage the machines. After agreeing to the conditions, he went to the museum with a garage mechanic to measure and draw up blueprints for an instrument. The two then began to work out the scale of sound for the instruments, the cover vent, bore, etc. After one month, he was able to make the fighter planes produce music. Inspired by his initial success, he was able to transform weapons into musical instru*ments. However, Toi admitted that this musi*cal instrument was only for display and could not be used during his tours. SCRAPPED TOGETHER Before turning planes into musical instruments, Mr Mai Dinh Toi had per*fected the art of transforming an entire stage into one musical instrument. After all the artists’ performances were finished, he would shout ‘Change!’ and then the stage would produce music. It took him three years to invent and outfit the stage’s sides with the water pipes that produced music. After creating this strange musical instrument, he earned a spot in the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records as ‘the creator of Vietnam’s biggest musical instrument.’ Before this event, he has already been listed as ‘the artist with the most handmade musical instruments in Vietnam’ and had earned a place in ‘Vietnam’s golden record of strange sto*ries.’ The Guinness World Book of Records accepted his application three months ago, which asked to be recognized as ‘the cre*ator of the world’s most unique musical instruments.’ He also requested to be rec*ognized as the creator of ‘the world’s biggest water pipe.’ Apart from this oversized musical instrument, Mai Dinh Toi has created more than 20 musical instruments. The musical instruments were made from old motorbikes, bowls, and soft drink bottles. He also built a flute that was made from water pipes, and he also used a neon bulb to create a dan nhi (two-chord fiddle). Toi noted that his musical instruments were not merely ornaments, but were practical. They seem to be able to express the meaning of folk songs, for both Vietnamese and Western music,’ he said. That may be the reason why I was invited to perform in many places across the country and abroad since my first musical instruments were made.’ Toi strug*gles to recall how many countries he has traveled to for performances. ‘I receive a warm welcome from audi*ences and press wherever I go. Some peo*ple who do not believe in the ability of my musical instruments often touch the instruments in order to decide for them*selves whether they are fake or real. Others just trust me after asking me to play the musical instruments without any accompaniment,’ he confided. His most unforgettable memory occurred during a show in northwestern Vietnam more than 10 years ago. There was one night during the show, when I received a continuous applause from his audience. I was so moved that I asked the MC if I could cry on stage.’ Now he has his own company that performs on both large stages and in smaller establishments like restaurants, hotels or tea rooms. TRAIN HARD Born in 1959 in Thanh Hoa province, as a child, he often accompanied his grandfather to sing in octets, an orchestra that performs eight kinds of compositions that are performed by Vietnamese people during sacrifices at temples, pagodas, funerals or village festivities. The sound of the drums and pipes embody the spirit of traditional music for Toi and imbued him with a love for music as a child. Growing up, his life was hard and he did not even possess the funds to pur*chase a bicycle. He was forced to earnrice and fish sauce on his shoulder for more than 40 kilometers from his house to the music college every week in order to pursue his dream. At the age of 21, Vietnam National Tuong Theatre recruited him to study drama and music. However, Toi remained primarily interested in studying traditional instruments. In 1992, while taking part in the Traditional musical instrument playing” contest, Toi for the first rime saw an instrumentalist playing a drum with three drumsticks, who used his little finger to handle the third drumstick. Suddenly, Toi thought, The man can play the drum with his hands, why don’t I try to play with my feet! ‘When I arrived back home, I immedi*ately tried out my idea. The first practices were torture because my feet were uncon*trollable. It was so hard to perform in this fashion, and every7 night before going to bed, I would practice with an imagined drum,’ he said.
‘After I was able to play the drums rhythmically with my feet, T suddenly wondered if I could also play the flute with both of my nostrils in tandem during a performance,’ Toi said. It took him seven years of intense training to be able to perform in this fash*ion in public. ‘I had to find a martial arts instructor to learn how to hold my breath while 1 played the flute with my nostrils. But I didn’t want to be distracted by the drumming of my feet either. After receiving the continuous applause from the audience at the show that night, the idea of making musical instruments from scrap metal came to him. The first musical instrument he creat*ed was the ‘bottle musical instrument.’ He combined several soft drink bottles into one-flute like device that could then be played much like a harmonica.- ‘When I am applauded by the audi*ence and praised by the press, I am inspired to think of more daring ideas,’ said Toi. ‘Liven when 1 am dreaming, I think of how to make musical instru*ments.
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