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Quasijock · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: The Modern Volunteer Band?

HMS Tenedos Volunteer Band

Not much has changed really......Scary solo cornets, dwarf euphoniums and funny tubas

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Gromit · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject:

They're never going to fit in that Wendy House, even if they ALL kneel down.
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The Donkey · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject:

So how many of them in phot have you served with Quasi?

Bobw · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject:

What is the instrument on the floor (deck) on the right? It seems to have a big stick so it must be percussion?

And why have the cymbals got chunks bitten out of them?

ZedHorn · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject:

Axl · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

On the other hand, they look like hairy bikers, so maybe she did.
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dangerouspiper2 · 2nd Clarinet Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Lewes

The cymbals were known as BOOMERANGER CYMBALIA and the instrument on the deck is a prototype modern day (then) rack, probably for stretching VBI's
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ZedHorn · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

No, no.... it's a machine for stretching bagpipes to get them in tune. As you will all correctly recognise this machine is now no longer in manufacture and no original versions can be found... bugger!
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Axl · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

Zed is not entirely correct. That machine is no longer in production, but there is a cheaper modern equivalent. It's called a chainsaw. It's quicker, permanent, and actually sounds better when tuning bagpipes than the pipes themselves!
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Big Ted · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject:

Zed

Behave, you had been so kind to bagpipes earlier in the year, I knew it was too good to be true.............as a consequence I've eaten all the birthday cakeage!!!!!

Big Ted
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Quasijock · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: