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Author: Kontragirl
Date: 2000-02-27 18:44
No, this isn't about braces, it's about instruments that rest on the ground while you play them. We have one song imparticular that the percussionist just get to go crazy on the bass drum and it makes my contra vibrate, and in turn it makes my teeth vibrate. This is not your regular vibrating, it gets to the point that my teeth hurt.
Not to sound like I'm over concerned or anything, but could this be harmful? Is there anything I can do, or do I just have to live with it?
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2000-02-27 19:32
K G - Do the vibes come thru the floor via your cl's peg? If the sound is that intense, I believe much exposure could cause hearing prob.s like my tinitus. I use mp cushions just for comfort on single-lipping, rubber ones preferred, thicker ones could be made from old inner tubes!! Otherwise use a rubber pad or tip to the peg, or just lift for the drum solo. Luck, Don
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Author: Kontragirl
Date: 2000-02-27 22:21
I'm on contralto so my instrument is resting on the floor. I try to lift it during the bad parts, but sometimes I forget, and right now, my shoulders are sore so I can't without making my shoulders hurt.
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-02-28 00:36
I use an old junk clarinet case to rest my contra on. It absorbs the vibes and holds all the extra junk I keep with my contra (extra MP, reeds, screwdrivers, pliars, etc.).
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Author: Katherine Pincock
Date: 2000-02-28 00:56
A piece of carpet under the drum absorbs a lot of vibrations, and my band has used this technique before when the vibrations got out of hand, so you might give this a try. You can usually get scraps of carpeting for reasonable prices. Otherwise, you can also get a cello donut, as they're called, for your peg: it's a rubber circle with a metal covered depression in the centre for resting the peg in. Most music stores carry them, and they'll both prevent slipping and stop vibrations, without raising the peg off the ground too much. HOpe this helps!
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Author: James
Date: 2000-02-28 01:36
You might try a double or even triple thickness of carpet cut fairly small (about 3-4 inch square) and sewn together to make a pad for your peg. Good luck!
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Author: Lelia
Date: 2000-02-28 21:00
Could this be yet another use for one of those extra computer mouse pads that always seem to accumulate...?
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Author: Frank O'Brien
Date: 2000-03-04 08:08
Something was noted in the start of this exchange about sound levels - but this was not picked up in the later messages.
If there is this much sound [to cause annoying vibration] what is happening to your hearing? High sound levels can lead to hearing loss - and such loss is forever. Has anyone checked the sound levels in your rehersal space? A decible meter is easy to use.
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