[maxmsp] 16 channel rubberband controller

Hey,

I have a friend who does art installations using a web of rubber bands. The artist would like to make the installation more interactive by adding sound to the rubber bands by converting the x and y movement of the rubber band to controller data. My first question is, how would one go about interfacing a rubber band with Max? would you connect the rubber band to a joystick and and access it with the hi object? any ideas?

Thanks,

Jason