On 20 Jul 2005 at 4:00, John Bell wrote:

> On 20 Jul 2005, at 03:05, Raymond Horton wrote:
> 
> > I know a percussionist who talks about "keeping  his chops in shape."
>
> Maybe for playing the musical saw.

The first time I encountered the term "chops" was at a summer band 
camp when I was 17. One of the other snare drummers described another 
of the snare drummers as having better chops than any of the rest of 
us.

Maybe since 1978 things have changed, but I doubt it.


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