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Microphones for Drums (Vintage)
overheads: Neumann KM84 snare: EV PL11 kick: Neumann U87 I put one overhead over my left shoulder (about 1-2" higher than my shoulder) and point...
14 years agoCalf heads for dummies ... (uh, me)
If the head says "mounted" then it's ready to go. If it is says "untucked" then it needs mounted on a wood hoop. Like I've said a bunch of times, th...
14 years agoAttention Buddy Rich experts and fans.
There's a few YouTube's with him appearing "solo" on some tv shows. Most of the time they'd have a terrible drum set for him. Almost always double to...
14 years agoAttention Buddy Rich experts and fans.
From MbbW...
14 years agoAttention Buddy Rich experts and fans.
In the early 90's I had copies of the homemade tapes of Buddy swearing, all the "shave off you beard" stuff that was later published in Mel's book. W...
14 years agoZildjian "Cymbal Snaps" History
I have some of those on a few stands. I bought them in the 70's. I always found that they rattled so I wrap masking tape around them in the straig...
14 years agowhat causes dents in a drum head ?
The old expression of pounding the sound into the drum vs drawing it out comes to mind. It is easy to do to toms because they are very loose and you...
14 years agoNeed Help on a Paiste 602
I've attached a pic of the logo of a 20" 602 I bought used around 1981. It's a nice cymbal and records very well. The cup is nice and it crashes pre...
14 years agoRogers Thing-A-Ma-Jig....... what the hell is this?
I bought a set of Stewart drums around 1970 and one of those Rogers stick holders is all I have left from that set. They're great. I've used it wi...
14 years agoVintage Zildjian Sound
My experience with all AZ cymbals is that the vast majority are only ok at best, many are downright horrible. One out a hundred (if that) is a gem....
14 years agoBest crash is a ride
To me cymbals that are only good for one thing aren't very good. I have a 22" ultra heavy AZ tank that most people here would hate. I love it becaus...
14 years agoMark Freeman 20/12/13/16/18 w/6.5
From AZBill...
14 years agoBest, cheapest cymbals?
From OsakaBop...
14 years agoOld K question
That's one of the later ones (I'm not the day/week guy) but I think 60's or 70's. Those were the last real K's to me. The mark I've circled on the o...
14 years ago60's Gretsch Snare
As far as the hoop... it would depend on how handy you are. I'd look at it on a flat surface and determine which way it needed to be bent. I'd proba...
14 years ago