Pipe Band Drummers--

[plaid preacher]

I'm with Chas. I thought the size of the drumstick was directly proportional to the size of the turkey.

[TheOfficialBren]

Thank you, all, for your insight. I marched with my high school drumline for a few years. I started playing drumkit after that. Then, when I was about 18 I entertained the idea of marching with a local pipe band but decided to pursue rock music instead. Iremember bringing my Vic Firth Ralph Hardiman signature series sticks (the standard by which all marching sticks are measured) and the drumline leader showed me their sticks...shorter and fatter.

Back to the leading question...am I to assume that it boils down to player-preference versus uniformity of the ensemble, like any other drumline?