Steeldrum Shortage looms in Trinidad

Pan Trinbago has over the years managed to a great extent to impress upon the State the importance of new material in the production of steelband instruments. In order to assist in this regard the drum assembly plant at National Petroleum, Sea Lots, had an arrangement with the Steelband Association, whereby a sincere attempt at meeting the needs of the steelbands was demonstrated.

 

Apart of this, Pan Trinbago imported airtight drums from Venezuela and tops from Chicago, USA.  The National Petroleum drum division assembled the drums utilizing the tops and this at a cost to the Association. The airtight drums and tops were of high quality.

 

Today we are being told that the drum assembly plant at N.P. Sea Lots is not in operation because the machinery requires parts that are necessary to the operation.

 

....It is the Association’s sincere desire that N.P. Sea Lots be encouraged to do right and resume the supply of this so very critical resource, the lack of which would seriously interrupt the manufacture of steelpans.

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  • I can bet this is great news for the pan factory in Ohio. I know that they are poised and ready to supply us with our own invention. We just seem to take this laid back attitude when it comes to the steelpan, while other people see it as a cash-cow. I can hear Merchant's words ringing in my ears. " One day we'll wake up and hear that pan come from Sweden".
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