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Lang Percussion - Gladstone Drums??

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This may have been on here at one time so my apologies if that's the case.

I was reading about Carl Palmer's Gladstone kit awhile ago that Steve Maxwell has on his site.

I was thinking at the time that it would be really cool if Gretsch brought back the drums. It looks like Lang Percussion is doing that already. The biggest feature I can tell - regarding the Vintage Gladstone drums, along with some cool features and that they probably do sound great, is that they have "drum history" attached to them....the era - the players etc.

Does anyone here know anything about these (Lang Percussion) drums? How do they compare to the original drums? I would guess they're probably made better (some new technology). Did this company have to acquire some special copyright rights to do this........Or, can just anyone start making Gladstone drums??

This post is not inteded to have a negative spin....I'm just asking some questions and I'm very curious to know what's going onMind Blowi

Thoughts - comments?

http://www.langpercussion.com/

Posted on 13 years ago
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Gary. I've told this here on the forum before, I had the great fortune to me Arie Lang President of Lang Gladstone percussion here is a link to his company, http://www.langpercussion.com/ . First off I'm fairly certain Lang owns the patents to the Gladstone Hardware. Arie Lang was taught by none other than Billy Gladstone, and was one of Billy Gladstones star pupils, and Arie Still owns his Gladstone given to him by Mr Gladstone. at the Atlanta Vintage drum show back in early 2000's

I met Arie he had a booth set up, he had I believe it was eight snare drums all with the Gladstone hardware on them, the last snare drum I played was his Original Gladstone, he was Gracious and polite.Oh and his products are world class.

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 13 years ago
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Tama made a snare in the 80's or 90's that had the Gladstone three way tuning system and the current omnitune starclassics use the same system. from their web site:

"The Omni-Tune Lug and Omni-Tune Drum Key allow you to tune both the top head and bottom head from the batter side. The Omni-Tune system expands and improves on the lug system invented in 1930 by drum designer William David Gladstone, which he created for snare drums. Starclassic Bubinga Omni-Tune features the Omni-Tune lug on every drum so the entire set benefits from faster, easier and more precise tuning.

(US.PAT.No.6963022)"

That patent number is for their "improved system"

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6963022.PN.&OS=PN/6963022&RS=PN/6963022

Their key says it's a two way so it must not allow you tune the top and bottom at the same time like the Gladstone key would.

Posted on 13 years ago
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