When did pit percussion first appear?

[jhngreenwald]

You were always able to ground timpani, Kilts did in 78 other people also. BUT they were still considered marching members and had to mark time when they played. If you remember, there was a timing and penalties judge who kept track of the corps moving, and the corps were required to move a certain amount of time over the entire show!

Cut down on "Park and Barks"

[St_Marys64]

You were always able to ground timpani, Kilts did in 78 other people also. BUT they were still considered marching members and had to mark time when they played. If you remember, there was a timing and penalties judge who kept track of the corps moving, and the corps were required to move a certain amount of time over the entire show!

Cut down on "Park and Barks"

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PARK AND BARK AKA DCA

JUST KIDDING

Yes you are correct

grounded in the late 70's

with the fudge it, mark time

the pit started in 1982

yes the AL SHEETS IN 1977

Still had The Color Presentation

with the American flag on Visual GE

KEEP IN MIND JUST USING

THESE INSTRUMENTS IN THE LATE 60'S

WOULD RESULT IN A PENALTY!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOSTON had two versions of it's drum solo's

with and with out the bell's in 1969

They usually took the penalty

[Malibu]

Yes you are correct

grounded in the late 70's

with the fudge it, mark time

the pit started in 1982

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Um....St Marys64, it was mentioned above that the pit did start before 1982. B)

[St_Marys64]

Um....St Marys64, it was mentioned above that the pit did start before 1982.  B)

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No No lovely....Malibu

actually only the grounding

started before 1982.

Infact, it was your Tony Smith 1979/80

who went on to BD 1981/82, and along

with Mike Moxley pushed for,

and coined the name THE PIT.

Seems they were trying to eliminate

all the clutter on the 50, previously

reserved for VIP parking. for the color gd.

soloist and marching drum line.

Mr St_Marys64

Edited October 20, 2004 by St_Marys64

[shawn craig]

We grounded timpani in 80 and several things in 81. But just the old marching equipment.

82 was the start of pit sections as we know them today. I remember Garfield used 4 concert keyboards and a set of concert timpani that year.

I remember corps grounding timps and keyboards in the 70's for the concert number. The extra timpani players would play tambourines and other rhythm instruments during this piece.

[Malibu]

We grounded timpani in 80 and several things in 81.  But just the old marching equipment.

82 was the start of pit sections as we know them today.  I remember Garfield used 4 concert keyboards and a set of concert timpani that year.

I remember corps grounding timps and keyboards in the 70's for the concert number.  The extra timpani players would play tambourines and other rhythm instruments during this piece.

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Shawn, our timps that were grounded in 1980 were concert timps. Our mallet instrument up front was also grounded as well as the roto toms....so this is not considered a pit?

[shawn craig]

Sorry. Garfields Timps were just the first concrt ones I remembered.

[St_Marys64]

Shawn, our timps that were grounded in 1980 were concert timps. Our mallet instrument up front was also grounded as well as the roto toms....so this is not considered a pit? 

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malibu

as I said, but perhaps did not make clear. see post #14

the pit actual allowed the corps to take the instruments

off the fld. You did ground concert timps in 1980 but in

1982 you could take them off the fld.

Edited October 19, 2004 by St_Marys64

[Malibu]

malibu

as I said, but perhaps did not make clear. see post #14

the pit actual allowed the corps to take the instruments

off the fld. You did ground concert timps in 1980 but in

1982 you could take them off the fld.

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I don't know what your point was with my post directed to Shawn. My point to Shawn was there were indeed concert timps used before 1982.....I never said anything or made any indication about where their placement was on the field.

However you point is very interesting as far as when the "pit" moved off the field.

Edited October 19, 2004 by Malibu

[St_Marys64]

I don't know what your point was with my post directed to Shawn. My point to Shawn was there were indeed concert timps used before 1982.....I never said anything or made any indication about where their placement was on the field.

However you point is very interesting as far as when the "pit" moved off the field.

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sorry maybe I mis-understood ???

Hope it did help clarify when and why

the Pit did start.

It was just not called the Pit until 1982

But the crossmen actually had a pit before

it was called the Pit. The idea was to clean

up all the stuff on the 50 yd. line and take it of the fld.

I did mention the crossmen did infact use concert timps

in 1980

have a nice day

ps LOVE THE PLANET DRILL