Here's an interesting thing about life and pan playing here. It seems as the racks were being transported down to San Fernando for the Panorama, the rhythm stand, the taller stand in the middle of the band, where the drums and percussion are centered, fell and was severely damaged. When we got there that afternoon they were welding it back together. The spot where I hung my pan to play wasn’t the same and my pan was hanging at an angle. Not too bad though, nothing to complain about. Everyone had their hands full.
2 pics of them rebuilding the stand, although late in the process. I didn’t see any MAJOR reconstruction.
Another pic of someone tuning their iron (like a brake drum) with a blow torch.