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Drum Foundry drum build off
I can't seem them either. I wonder where you'd find good hardwood in 2010. Good wood is usually from trees that are in the 100-300 yr old range. Go...
15 years agoPvc Drum
I'll chime in with MIKEY777 - they used to have a nursery behind my house and they had long white irrigation pipes that I measured to be pretty much d...
15 years agoConcert Tom Kits
mendozart - to me Hal is where the multi tom thing started. Others like Chico Hamilton were using concert toms before that and I would imagine that t...
15 years agoInstalling a new, old calfskin
Here's Stern Tanning's site: http://www.sterntanning.com/percussion.htm
15 years agohoops or heads??
By a mile the head. I remember when I first heard Roto Toms when they came out in the 70's. I was blown away by how much resonance they had. It mad...
15 years agoConcert Tom Kits
I have 4 toms, 10, 12, 13 and 14 that I've thought of making a set of concert toms with. They're all all old Ludwigs, newest would be 1969. The ide...
15 years agoInstalling a new, old calfskin
The inside of the hoop needs to be big enough to fit on the shell with the head on, and also small enough to fit in the rim. A common way is to take...
15 years agoInstalling a new, old calfskin
One of the things I really like about calf heads is that they form a marriage with the shell in a way that plastic does. I try to take off calf heads...
15 years ago1950s Gretsch Midnight Blue
From section2...
15 years ago1950s Gretsch Midnight Blue
Nice! Those are almost identical top the 50's set I have and bought when I was 15 (yes, in Canada!). Mine aren't in as good shape as yours, they nee...
15 years agoMiking Bass Drum
From Joe Pearl...
15 years agoCalfhide head on snare - Can't get a good snare sound - HELP
I tried an Earthtone batter (actually goat) on my Supra with an Ambassador snare side and it sounded absolutely horrible. It didn't sound right until...
15 years agoMiking Bass Drum
I don't know why you'd have a problem using that amp. If it's got an 18" I would think it would be good. I use a 26" kick, but also trigger an Alesi...
15 years agoCrashable rides
My two main cymbals, both 50's K's, a 16" and a 17 1/2" are just cymbals. I use them for anything and everything from ride to crash to mallets to cup...
15 years agoGOOD QUALITY boom vocal mike stand?
You're right, standard mic booms don't work very well. :( I take the top section of a Ludwig Atlas cymbal stand out and replace it with a boom and g...
15 years ago