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Another shot at The Nickster

 In my continuing quest for sound isolation I tried another variation with The Nickster. I glued leather to the inside and outside of the holder. My logic here was since the vibration is canceled when I placed my fingers on it while it's mounted on the music stand the vibration actually stops.


I spent 1 day experimenting with the proper glue to adhere the leather to the aluminum and another 2 days gluing it. 

EURICA!

And just like the spelling above, it didn't work. After 3 days I had a Nickster clad in leather that allowed the same amount of vibration to travel through the music stand.

Yes it didn't work, but on the bright side I can call it the 2021 Anniversary Edition!



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  1. RonaldMarch 13, 2021 at 10:26 AM

    And it is leather bound!

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  2. Far Side of FiftyMarch 13, 2021 at 6:59 PM

    Well it was worth a try! Are you getting lots of snow. I heard there are some places getting feet of snow and not just piddly inches:)

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  3. A Percussionist's NotebookMarch 14, 2021 at 6:58 AM

    Maybe 2 " as of Sunday AM, although they are predicting between 3" and 6" later today with high winds. Since we are still in a bad drought it's a welcome sight.

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