Accessorey Table

Accessory Table is a general term. Their primary use is to hold Tambourines, Slapsticks, Claves, and at times Wood blocks, Cowbells that cannot be mounted on the Accessory Holder. But Sticks, Mallets and Triangle beaters(along with the occasional Girl Scout cookie) are also placed on these tables.
Like most groups, we use restaurant tray holders to hold our tables, so the typical table is about 18" X 24".
I built a prototype from foam core board 16" X 20" (this the size that I had laying around).

After cutting it, I glued solid black rubberized Tool Drawer Liner to one side. After it dried, I glued a layer of layer of perforated Tool Drawer Liner over that. The perforated version is slightly 'bumpy' which helps keep sticks from rolling off the table.

For added insurance against rolling I then put small daubs of silicon caulking on the board.

If this works I will use 1/4" hardboard (to support more weight) for the real tables.

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