Puppet Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'd like to see all tymp players wearing overseas caps. No prob bending over. Of course ... I'd like to see a tymp line on the field again. Four players, four different parts, all wearing shakos, all marching as an integral part of the rest of the battery and all actually playing music. It was synchronicity at it's most beautiful. Yeah, I know ... Puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) It goes all the way back to Drum Corps military roots. A chin strap was origianlly designed to keep the head gear on, but during WWII it didn't take the guys long to figure out that the concussion from an artillary shell could snap their necks, so they either began tying it behind their helmets or just let it dangle. Better to lose your helmet than your head. Today military helmets are designed with safety bindings so the strap will release when the preasure gets too great. Anyway, that's why chin straps are tradionally worn above the chin and directly below the lower lip. Edited July 4, 2011 by Piper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossop Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 It goes all the way back to Drum Corps military roots. A chin strap was origianlly designed to keep the head gear on, but during WWII it didn't take the guys long to figure out that the concussion from an artillary shell could snap their necks, so they either began tying it behind their helmets or just let it dangle. Better to lose your helmet than your head. Today military helmets are designed with safety bindings so the strap will release when the preasure gets too great. Anyway, that's why chin straps are tradionally worn above the chin and directly below the lower lip. That makes sense. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytimp Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I'd like to see all tymp players wearing overseas caps. No prob bending over. If you mean like a military side cap, it wouldn't really have worked with our uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspaDave Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Like a lot of drum lines, our battery hyped on chewing the hell out of the straps. Hi. My name is Dave. I'm a drummer that used to chew the Hell out of my chin strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytimp Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 HI, DAVE... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerLegend Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Our horns wore them resting on the chin. Like a lot of drum lines, our battery hyped on chewing the hell out of the straps. We didn't wear shakos in 27th (duh.....) but I did wear one with my CYO band. As a drummer - yes - I was known to chew on it. I'll gamble and say - most drummers that wore shakos kept that chin strap between their lips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerLegend Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Of course ... I'd like to see a tymp line on the field again. Four players, four different parts, all wearing shakos, all marching as an integral part of the rest of the battery and all actually playing music. It was synchronicity at it's most beautiful. Yeah, I know ... Puppet When men were men Note - no "legs" to rest or lean on during the show. I played timp with 27th in 1973 - just when many other corps were going to the bulky McCormick's Timp Harness and took their drums off during concert. Blue Stars wore them - they looked terrible. We were so proud to carry those monsters without legs during the entire show. Horn staffs would argue for one timp player - that's 3 players that could be in the hornline..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 We didn't wear shakos in 27th (duh.....) but I did wear one with my CYO band. As a drummer - yes - I was known to chew on it. I'll gamble and say - most drummers that wore shakos kept that chin strap between their lips. I know what you mean. Corps like 27 or the Cavs or SCV either wore or wear their straps under their chins, which doesn't look too bad, but on skakos it looks kind of well...I don't know..."geeky"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppet Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) HI, DAVE... THANKS FOR SHARING, DAVE! Oh. but in order to worry about the strap, first you had to get the sucker (I mean shako!)on your head! Edited July 6, 2011 by Puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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