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Duct Tape Saves The Day
- Thread starter Hurricane Jimmie
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I don't have a duct tape story, but how's this for improvising -
Back in the 70's I drove an old POS Ford Pinto. It was time to leave for the gig and it was raining buckets. When I turned on the windshield wipers nothing happened. So, I drove to the gig with my window down, wiping the windshield with my hand! I got there (fortunately it wasn't too far) and the gig went OK, but I think I was a little soaked for a while.
Back in the 70's I drove an old POS Ford Pinto. It was time to leave for the gig and it was raining buckets. When I turned on the windshield wipers nothing happened. So, I drove to the gig with my window down, wiping the windshield with my hand! I got there (fortunately it wasn't too far) and the gig went OK, but I think I was a little soaked for a while.
I once used duct tape to fix a heating duct. I know. What a waste.
I keep gaffer tape in my gig bag. I haven't had to use it to fashion a strap (yet), but I've used it plenty of times to secure cables to the floor. Perhaps more interestingly, I've used it to make a giant hinge for a guitar case after two of the three real hinges broke when someone stepped on the case. I've used it to secure an amp head to the top of a speaker cabinet when it threatened to vibrate off. I've used it to secure the seat to the top of a drum stool. And once, when I played on a ferry in Auckland harbour, and was using a combo that was on castors and kept rolling around the floor as the boat rocked, I used it to stick my amp to the floor (I added a couple of castor cups to my gig bag after that).
I keep gaffer tape in my gig bag. I haven't had to use it to fashion a strap (yet), but I've used it plenty of times to secure cables to the floor. Perhaps more interestingly, I've used it to make a giant hinge for a guitar case after two of the three real hinges broke when someone stepped on the case. I've used it to secure an amp head to the top of a speaker cabinet when it threatened to vibrate off. I've used it to secure the seat to the top of a drum stool. And once, when I played on a ferry in Auckland harbour, and was using a combo that was on castors and kept rolling around the floor as the boat rocked, I used it to stick my amp to the floor (I added a couple of castor cups to my gig bag after that).
A sax playing friend takes a gig on a boat, he says they have a PA. They loaded in, ship set sail, he asked where the PA was and was handed a bullhorn.
Duct taped bullhorn to broomstick to a chair and that was his Vox setup for the night.
Duct tape saves the day... er, night.
Duct taped bullhorn to broomstick to a chair and that was his Vox setup for the night.
Duct tape saves the day... er, night.
Haven't had to use duct tape for music, but it ("Rigger's Tape) has been affixed to MANY military aircraft that I've ridden during my previous life.
Yikes!
Back in the day it was rubber bands and baling wire.
...and we liked it.
...and we liked it.
Our keyboardist does a couple of numbers on a very nice pawn shop accordion. He's made a strap from gaffers tape on more than one occasion. You MUST have a roll of this at all times.
