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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 379204, member: 55&quot;]I don&#039;t claim any knowledge of vintage &quot;music bags;&quot; but speaking as one who has used a great deal of sheet music:&nbsp; I would never, ever roll up sheet music; that would cause it to curl when placed on a music stand, which is the second-worst thing that can happen to sheet music.&nbsp; Sheet music is always carried flat.&nbsp; It might well hold a folding music stand, however, which might explain the wear.&nbsp; My folding music stands are a bit longer, around 45 cm.</p><p>And the metal rod does not look like a baton to me; batons generally have a larger knob at one end, to hold onto; and generally no knob on the other.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never known a conductor to take more than two batons to a concert...</p><p>(You might ask, what is the worst thing that can happen to sheet music?&nbsp; That would be at an outdoor gig, when a gust of wind blows the entire band&#039;s music away.&nbsp;&nbsp; Happened to me at a gig in Yakima WA....little children running across the park, retrieving the scattered paper, placing it on stage, where the bass ending up playing from the violin part.....)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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