84 SCV perc feature question

[84BDsop]

Came up on Facebook...was the Scottish snare in Musica Bohemia on a kevlar or mylar head?  I believe pipe bands used kevlars before DCI did, but am not sure about 84 SCV,

[keystone3ply]

The 'pipe snare' in the front ensemble sounds like kevlar & I'm sure it has a second set of snares underneath the batter head. 

 

 

Edited November 18, 2023 by keystone3ply
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[Jeff Ream]

sure sounds like it

[ironlips]

I'm voting for Kevlar because:

1. It sure sounds like Kevlar.

2. Pipe bands have been using those heads since the reign of Mary Queen of Scots.

For a definitive answer, I'd suggest contacting Ralph Hardimon.

[Slingerland]

Don't know of a way to get that sound with Mylar. Premier was shipping the HTS drums standard with a Kevlar head during that time, so checks out.

Edited November 18, 2023 by Slingerland

[TRacer]

I remember thr first time we (the hornline) saw our snare soloist perform this and he pulled out what looked like chopsticks….

[1992AllOverAgain]

Love how that clip shows the battery during the percussion feature for all of .1 seconds.

[DAvery]

I remember using a Kevlar head by Duraline in 1981 with my marching band.  I didn't have a Mylar layer and ripped when water hit it. 

[gbass598]

For all the people who complain drum corps ain't what it used to be, that sure was a lot of "dancing" during that show for 1984.

Great musicianship back then too.

[TRacer]

10 hours ago, gbass598 said:

For all the people who complain drum corps ain't what it used to be, that sure was a lot of "dancing" during that show for 1984.

Great musicianship back then too.

What you’re seeing is a dramatically watered down version of Dave Owens’ (RIP) original vision that had the hornline doing an intricate dance routine with the (at the time) all-female guard. At one of our Spring ‘84 camps we cleared out the rehearsal hall until just the wall-mounted mirrors remained and a professional dance choreographer from San Francisco came in and had us remove our shoes. We were complete dance & movement noobies, and for the next few hours we got a crash course. Toward the end a number of us with better body control were beginning to grasp the choreographer’s teachings but some of the physically larger individuals had challenges. In retrospect I wish we had stuck with the idea perhaps with a smaller dedicated “dancing hornline troupe”, as those with the body control showed real promise. Whatever the case, what Dave had in mind would have far exceeded what Star ‘93 did. This was also a huge change for Gail too as previously his hornlines had been all-male and very macho, and ‘84 saw a half dozen ladies (including a monster FH player from ‘79 Guardsmen) join the brass for the first time. 

Edited November 22, 2023 by TRacer
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