Well whadya know?

[stona]

Must admit Steve, I thought drum keys worked on hex nut heads, not square nut heads as are found on radiators?
Drum tensioners are the same as banjo tensioners aren’t they? Always think my banjo is a snare drum with strings…..

The standard head on the tensioners and elsewhere is square for drum hardware.

[Tim Marlow]

The standard head on the tensioners and elsewhere is square for drum hardware.

Never knew that…..mind you, I found it a bit dangerous getting too close to the drummer in the bands I played in……

[stona]

Never knew that…..mind you, I found it a bit dangerous getting too close to the drummer in the bands I played in……

I've got two grandkids who, when not hitting each other, like to take a swing at the e-kit I have set up in the house. Get too close to them and you'll lose an eye!

[Tim Marlow]

In my case it’s because I liked to stand on the snare side, being right handed it seemed tidier, and that’s the same side broken sticks fly out of…..