Fantastic Bass Drummer Image

[markj]

*Sigh* If I only had a few extra hundred lying around.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270148822502&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017#ebayphotohosting

Yours, &c.,

Mark Jaeger

[TheRegularsDrummerCo.H]

Re: Fantastic Bass Drummer Image

Wow that is really rare!! I have never seen a original bass drummer picture before.
It looks like he has a different type of harness, I cant tell what it is.
Nice Picture

Adam Ward

[markj]

Re: Fantastic Bass Drummer Image

Some folks obviously agreed with your assessment and bid accordingly. Winning bid: $568, which, frankly, was rather less than I expected. The guy who won probably thinks he got a great deal.

Regards,

Mark Jaeger

[JKfifer119]

Re: Fantastic Bass Drummer Image

Wow that is really rare!! I have never seen a original bass drummer picture before.
It looks like he has a different type of harness, I cant tell what it is.
Nice Picture

Adam Ward

interesting cuffs on this uniform and the description of the drum head design etc could lead one to think that perhaps he's actually member of a civilian type band associated with a local fraternal org. or lodge...

just my two cents plain

[DJCasey]

Re: Fantastic Bass Drummer Image

Is he wearing a masonic apron?

[Smokey Toes]

Re: Fantastic Bass Drummer Image

Looks like he's wearing a drummer's apron to me. They aren’t very common but were intended to prevent wear and tear on uniform fabric. I believe they were more common in the 18th century and used extensively by the Brits...
A snare drum version would have covered the drummer's left thigh.

[fiferjackdoyle]

Re: Fantastic Bass Drummer Image

I'd say it is a Masonic, or some other fraternal organization, Apron along the lines of the ones shown below. The eye in the pyramid is a Masonic symbol. Nice image.



Jack Doyle