Re: Suspended In Gaffa

[Matthew Deshon <mattd@cltr.uq.oz.au>]

>   First off - I have used the stuff as a sound-man for 1.7 decades, toured
>around America, worked with engineers from other countries and have
>heard it refered to as "Duck" tape, "Rock'n'Roll" tape, "Gaffer's" tape
>or by it's proper name Duct Tape, but _never_ "gaffa" tape.

Maybe not in the USA.  But I've been working as a sound tech here in Australia 
for 6 years, and have never heard it referred to as Gaffer's tape, it's 
always been Gaffa Tape.  It's even marketed by Nashua under that brand name.

Go figure.

matt


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