The inspiration for Rutman's instruments came from the fantastical sounds made from him hitting fences as a child, the material and sound quality of these interactions led him to work with steel when making instruments.

Robert Rutman is legendary, and often an instrument makers that is unusually widely known. I'm curious about the reasons that so many people know about him. I think his career as an abstract expressionist painter, similar to the wide fame surrounding Harry Bertoia is a major reason.