Music: Re: [oddmusic] Clean/Nice looking body contacts?

On Jun 29, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Rodrigo Constanzo wrote:
> I'm building it into a drum that has a lot of chrome/steel/shiny metal and
> want it to sort of fit in. I was thinking of using some screw based spikes
> or something similar (like what punks put on their belts) but couldn't find
> any that didn't look too "metal". As I said, bolts are right out, even
> though there are chrome ones.

some of the simple conical screw-on "punk" spikes might not look too metal out of context:

http://www.studsandspikes.com/buy/spikes-c-43.html

http://www.crustpunks.com/spikes-c-22.html

there seems to be a much wider range of shapes for riveted studs, but you'd have to find some way to fasten them on, e.g. epoxy and a soldered wire from underneath:

http://www.studsandspikes.com/buy/studs-c-57.html

http://www.kitkraft.biz/catalog/Studs__Nailheads-p-1-c-356.html

I wouldn't be surprised if many of the latter were heavily coated, though...

and of course the ultimate source of metal bits is McMaster-Carr:

http://www.mcmaster.com/

I'm sure they have the perfect thing.... if you can possibly find it!

-g

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