Bang-A-Triangle

At some of our Monday night dance-with-live-music practices, I've borrowed Maugorn's triangle to generate some slightly more delicate percussion than the usual tambourine and drum. But sometimes I've also said, "Gee, I wonder what a larger triangle would sound like."

Last night, the dance director, Fred, showed up with a BIG triangle. That sucker was HUGE. He spent multiple hours over the weekend hammering it out from a used truck spring. It weighs nine pounds and is wider than I am (and I'm fat).

And when you hit it with the striker (made from the remainder of the truck spring), it makes a CLLLAAAANNNGGG!! sound. I was told that this sound is quite reminiscent of two motor vehicles colliding. Still, I played it in a few tunes (being careful to strike gently!) to please Fred. He plans to experiment further by adding duct tape to the striker.

I'm not sure if silmaril's photo came out, as it was taken at dusk on a cloudy evening and she wasn't using flash. Gary, the other guitarist, took a picture with his smartphone and put it on Google+, but I will have to ask for permission to swipe it.

In the meantime, be careful what you wish for....