I too have been enjoying the world pipeband championship on line. I have one question regarding the bands "What makes playing a snare so difficult that the drummer has to roll up his sleeves"? You do not see pipers rolling up their sleeves. I have a friend who played in a band I was in and rolled up his sleeves to play the snare drum, when asked why he stated he was a plumber and that's how he worked. Are all these guys plumbers?