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Thread #4403   Message #26823
Posted By: Bob Bolton
28-Apr-98 - 09:56 PM
Thread Name: Bodhran Making - A Tale Of Woe
Subject: RE: Bodhran Making - A Tale Of Woe
G'day again Jon W,

I would make a pedantic point and say that REAL Gaffer tape is not duct tape, but the (usually) silver-coloured cloth tape sold at mind-boggling price by movie supply houses and possessing legendary powers of adhesion. No musician uses this grade of tape because:

1/ No musician can afford it,

2/ The rolls are too small (as well as too pricey),

3/ Venue owners like you to successfully remove tape at the end of the gig!

Regard(les)s,

Bob Bolton