10-29-2016, 05:38 PM
OK, so I haven't started a thread here in a long time and this one isn't really going to be a hand tool thread, but bear with me. You're the right guys to answer this.
My new son-in-law is a high school music director. He's going to be directing a song where they'll be using a hammer and anvil to get a specific percussion sound. He's got a line on an anvil, but I'm worried that some kid is going to use a hammer that might shatter and get somebody hurt. I need suggestions to help him get an appropriate type hammer.
His bands are exceptionally good, but that's beside the point. The symphonic winds band won Superstate in Illinois last year and his jazz bands have won state for 10 years running. He was able to nominate 12 kids for the music educator's association jazz bands and 11 of them made it to the highest of four jazz bands. A jazz band has about 20 members, so his kids are dominating the competition. One of the kids was named to the elite jazz combo where only two saxophonists can participate.
I'm really excited for him. He knows nothing about tools, though. I literally had to learn to teach him how to use a hand drill a few months back, but he helped me make a table to hold percussion instruments for his band. We used all power tools, but he used a bandsaw, drill press, and a power router. Didn't get any pictures, though.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions on this. I don't want a kid to get hurt using the wrong hammer.
Blaine
My new son-in-law is a high school music director. He's going to be directing a song where they'll be using a hammer and anvil to get a specific percussion sound. He's got a line on an anvil, but I'm worried that some kid is going to use a hammer that might shatter and get somebody hurt. I need suggestions to help him get an appropriate type hammer.
His bands are exceptionally good, but that's beside the point. The symphonic winds band won Superstate in Illinois last year and his jazz bands have won state for 10 years running. He was able to nominate 12 kids for the music educator's association jazz bands and 11 of them made it to the highest of four jazz bands. A jazz band has about 20 members, so his kids are dominating the competition. One of the kids was named to the elite jazz combo where only two saxophonists can participate.
I'm really excited for him. He knows nothing about tools, though. I literally had to learn to teach him how to use a hand drill a few months back, but he helped me make a table to hold percussion instruments for his band. We used all power tools, but he used a bandsaw, drill press, and a power router. Didn't get any pictures, though.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions on this. I don't want a kid to get hurt using the wrong hammer.
Blaine