��<HTML> <HEAD> <LINK rel=StyleSheet href="style.css" type="text/css"></LINK> <SCRIPT src="main.js" type="text/javascript"></SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE><TR><TD> <H1>Irrational Number Line Games, LLC</H1> <H6> <a href=index.htm>home</a> &nbsp; <a href=sell.htm>stuff-to-buy</a> &nbsp; <a href=free-arch.htm>idea archive</a> &nbsp; <a href=ramblings.htm>about-us</a> &nbsp; <a href=contact.htm>contact</a> &nbsp; </H6> <SCRIPT language="javascript"> doodle(); </SCRIPT> <H3><a name="datop" id="datop">Percussion</a></H3> <P> <img class=marginalia src=drum00.jpg></img> A base and a bass? </P> <P> Well, not yet. We have a 2" x 2" piece of thick plastic card that will be a base for a drum kit. And two viking shields that will become a bass drum. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=larginalia src=drum01.jpg></img> So, the shield will be a drum head and we wrap a piece of textured thick paper around the shield. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=marginalia src=drum02.jpg></img> Then pull the curved paper a little tighter, and glue it to the back side of the drum head. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=larginalia src=drum03.jpg></img> And put the other head on the top. We add a little paper circle in the middle of the drum head. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=marginalia src=drum04.jpg></img> Some small round beads get individual drum heads made from <a href=https://amzn.to/31Q9cMT>air dry clay</a>. The bit in the upper right is actually a drum from a miniature set. And the next set of shields in the lower corner (Numidian ones) are smooth and perfect to become cymbals. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=larginalia src=drum05.jpg></img> The nicely brassed cymbals get sword hilts on the top and the bass drum gets some bits to be a pedal. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=marginalia src=drum06.jpg></img> Then we start assembling it around the bass as a base. Some sticks from old 'Clix bases will make a nice stand for the hi-hat cymbal. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=larginalia src=drum07.jpg></img> And the ride cymbal goes on a stick in the back. Some random blue greeblie is the perfect height to be a chair for the drummer. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=marginalia src=drum08.jpg></img> The drummer was a motorcycle rider, but he is in a good position to play. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=larginalia src=drum09.jpg></img> Beside the drum kit, any figure with an open arm pose is a good candidate for a pair of cymbals. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=marginalia src=drum10.jpg></img> Or maybe a bass drum. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P> <img class=larginalia src=modstruct16.jpg></img> And you end up with another nice set of percussionists by using the cymbal, bass and snare technique. </P> <P><H5></H5></P> <P><H5></H5></P> </TD></TR></TABLE> </BODY>