Baz Goodman wrote in message
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> On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 20:13:12 +0100, William Black
> wrote:
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> >Bean wrote in message
> >news:1154458576.807607.164600@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> >> LOL. I like all those suggestions but there must be a real reason. So
> >> many do it.
> >>
> >Possibly as an anti knock device for mic stands.
> >
> >They also may absorb the higher end audio frequencies and may well act as
a
> >feedback inhibitor, but I doubt it...
> >
> >I remember Curved Air hanging them over the front of their speaker stacks
to
> >make the sound less harsh...
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> most stages that live bands play on are wooden. This makes the bass
> drum slip when being played, espesially fast bass patterns,
Thats why roadies carry nails.
If you look at a bass drum it has holes for the nails...
--
William Black
Ive seen things you people wouldnt believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.