I just got back from helping someone on the music faculty with a streaming video he wanted to get posted, and as I was getting up to leave I noticed what at first looked like dirt all over the floor. On closer examination, it turned out the floor was full of little (and not so little) holes. The professor saw me looking at the floor in bafflement, and told me that cellists stab their instruments into the floor to keep them from moving while they play. What's more, he's even got an industrial grinder in his office to keep the spike sharp. Apparently if you look at the stage of many concert halls, you'll find pockmarks all over the floor where the cello section sits.
Posted by Jason at January 25, 2005 11:39 AM