The Glass Stage is an ancient vehicle used exclusively by the Grand Symphony for training exercises, military demonstrations, and before the current era of peace, war.
Design and Construction
The Glass Stage was designed in the late 1800s although the original inventor and exact date are lost to history. The first performance using the Glass Stage was in 1939. The Glass Stage is composed entirely of glass that was sung together by the finest craftspeople in Quring.
Specifications
The Glass Stage is the size of a typical stage and a foot thick. The thickness of the Glass Stage increases its soundproofing. The structure of the Glass Stage makes it much simpler for the brass instruments to move it without injuring the surrounding landscape, the musicians, or their instruments during typical functioning. The Glass Stage moves about as fast as a human can run usually, but can go faster for short sprints. The fastest that it has ever gone was about as fast as a horse can run. In inclement weather, it is the duty of some of the understudy violins to keep the Glass Stage clean and dry.
Additions
Over the years, various engineers have proposed additions to the Glass Stage. These additions have been reject summarily after malfunctions during training exercises. For example, an engineer attempted to affix the musical stands to the Glass Stage, but this led to percussion music being transmitted through the Glass Stage to the environment and destroying the landscape in that area. Luckily that particular demonstration happened in the wilds of the northwest away from any settlements.
