Remaining in a sitting position tends to lowers venous return, as blood pools in the veins of the legs. In a person who is at rest, about half of the circulatory blood will be present in the veins, which can cause real problems when that pooled blood tries to return up to the heart.
Vic Firth. Everett Joseph Vic Firth (June 2, 1930 â July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks and mallets.
The sound of the regal was produced by brass reeds held in resonators. The length of the vibrating portion of the reed determined its pitch and was regulated by means of a wire passing through the socket, the other end pressing on the reed at the proper distance.