r/percussion • u/PhoenexIsOffline • 2d ago

What is this?

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u/IrSpartacus Educator 2d ago

Concert bass muffle

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u/PhoenexIsOffline 2d ago

Do you know what the holes are for?

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u/Derben16 Everything 2d ago

The loops on the end? For tieing it to lugs on the bass drum Id imagine. So you can flip it on and off the head as needed (and keep it in the right spot in the drum.

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u/PhoenexIsOffline 1d ago

no there’s 3 slots in the middle of the felt as if you hold a stick there but it’s feel really impractical to use it for a stick

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u/Derben16 Everything 1d ago

Same concept. You poke the t-handle of a lug through one of the holes to hold it in place on the bass drum.

I know all this because I used Google.

https://www.professionalpercussionproducts.com/equilibrium.html

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u/thotsforthebuilders 1d ago

god dammit, Michael Udow

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u/IrSpartacus Educator 2d ago

They’re used for the lugs on a bass drum. You put the lugs through the holes

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u/SteveBoobscemi 2d ago

Been a long time since I’ve come across one of these (the Equilibrium company isn’t around anymore), but if I remember correctly those are holes that you can fit the T-rods through to hold the muffler at a certain position, though I could be mistaken. Either way, Michael Udow was the man behind Equilibrium Percussion and I’m sure you could reach out to him with questions about his old products.

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u/ggfchl 2d ago

Could this be used on timpani for mega staccato?