Remembrance Day Parade Today

fbg40 | 15:13 Sun 08th Nov 2020 | ChatterBank

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Afternoon all,
Watched some of the parade on TV this morning and noticed that the bass drummer within the pipes and drums had, what appeared to be, a white bearskin with a red adornment. Can anybody throw any light on this please ? Secondly, is there a difference between the side drum that a regular service drummer uses and those that are used in a pipe and drum band ? They sound very different to me - the type used by the pipe band sound a lot "crisper" - that's the only way I can describe it !! Stay safe everybody
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Chinajan

As to the bearskin, an explanation here:

http://www.uniformology.com/HEAVY-CAV-10.html

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China
Many thanks for the info - now I can explain to my wife !!
Thanks again
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Jonathan-Joe

I'm not an expert. I think the crisper sound of pipe band drummers is just down to the style of playing. Maybe the snares of the drum are adjusted differently.

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JJ
You have a good point there re the snares.
Many thanks
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