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12" maple snare
Those old catalogs come in handy. Thank you, K.O.!
9 years ago12" maple snare
I've looked up several photos of the "percussion sections" in theater organs, and they all had 14" snares. I agree with R. Adam McHugh --this little...
9 years ago12" maple snare
I found this curious little 12" x 3.5" snare in an antique shop. Shell and rims are maple, 1 ply, steamed. It has the archaic wing-nut style tensi...
9 years agoNew way to make a drum.
Don't overlook that fact that many drums are made out of hollowed out logs in the third world. Think about djembes, talking drums, native American lo...
12 years ago"If you're not breaking sticks you're not doing it right!"
I worked with a young worship leader like that once. He had average playing skills on several instruments, and honestly didn't realize what he didn't...
12 years agoEarly 20th century British marching snare
Does anybody know anything about old British drums? I have restored several old drums before, and I just picked up an old marching snare that came f...
12 years agoolder Mapex snare - does anyone recognize this?
Thanks. I may check with Fork's Drum Closet in Nashville. They're the "company store" for Mapex USA. What the heck?
14 years agoolder Mapex snare - does anyone recognize this?
Thank you. I've looked at old Mapex kits for sale on various web sites (pawn shops, etc.) and have seen only a few Mapex kits with hardware that matc...
14 years agoolder Mapex snare - does anyone recognize this?
I picked up a used 7 x 14" Mapex snare in great condition. The shell has 5 plies -- looks like birch (possibly maple) with 2 layers something much dar...
14 years ago