[azasadny]

Mike,
Thanks! I played the drums at church (contemporary service) almost every weekend for 20 years. The drums were enclosed in a plastic cubicle and then mic'ed to the PA system where the volume could be adjusted. I hated playing in that cubicle and having to listen to the others in the band through the headphones. I could easily control my volume but some of the other drummers couldn't, so into the "cone of silence" we went! My arthritis finally got to the point where it hurt too much to play, as playing the drums is physically much more challenging than playing the bass (at least for me, it is).