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the drum also waltzes
One of the important side benefits of practicing these types of patterns is; you learn 'limb independence.' Playing one rhythm with the right hand on...
12 years agoTwo American Classics
Wow, Capella's! Are those sticks still around? I remember using them in the 70's, really great sticks. I 'think' they had a blue ink label, right? Man...
12 years agoSteve Maxwell's tom rail mount...
Buy with confidence. I bought a Maxwell for a 59' Ludwig bass drum and it was a dead-fit for the old two-bolt rail. No muss, no fuss. And... the Maxwe...
12 years agothe drum also waltzes
Ha! Hooked one! Check this out Ed. The jazz waltz rhythms are just fun stuff to mess around with on the drums. No matter what style of music you play...
12 years agoHi, so...how's it going?
> at the very least, someone else you can all poke fun at. Why, Richie? What's wrong? *Small hands - like carnival folk? lol (*Austin Powers joke,...
12 years agoNoble And Cooley
I have a friend/drummer in Arizona who owns/plays an ebony-black (I think it's called, Piano Black,) Noble & Cooley kit. He swears by them. Says they...
12 years agoTwo American Classics
Beautiful, right down to the Radio King calf heads. Hey, we use the same bead on our sticks! I love the way a wood acorn bead sounds on cymbals. The s...
12 years agoHurricane Sandy
... and then some a-hole at the weather dept. gives it the name of an ex-girlfriend (Sandy) instead of something nasty, like, 'Sickening' so you know...
12 years agoBass drum trap door???
One of the guys here turned one of those holes into a bar! (For booze!) The tube lugs are a much later addition to that shell. It still has the holes...
12 years agothe drum also waltzes
For anybody who has no idea what we're talking about... here is a great introduction to the -basic- waltz pattern (jazz) that is being discussed. I ho...
12 years agoLudwig 1965-66 Nickel Club Date BDP
> Thanks for the tip on the air-cushioned feet - never heard of them ... what brand is it & where can you get them? Hobbs - Here ya go bud! http://w...
12 years agoRUN FOR THE HILLS! (I've got an idea...)
I make it a habit to always ask for pix. Maybe one in ten seeking advice bothers to post photos. I'm with you, how can anyone give an accurate estimat...
12 years agoHelp ID with available pics.info?
The floor tom is vertical grain Luan - MIJ. The other two drums are legit round badge Gretsch drums! Even if you re-wrap them, you'd come out ahead in...
12 years agoHelp ID with available pics.info?
> Looks like the bass is 14x22 3 ply and was gold sparkle. (i cut a bit of the white wrap off and found evidence of torn gold wrap) It also has a (fel...
12 years agoHurricane Sandy
Steve - So sorry to hear of all the destruction, loss of life and just plain inconvenience of it all. I'm eastern, PA, only an hour or so away from yo...
12 years ago