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Marching Drum Heads?
The only good drum for any kind of Kevlar head is a modern marching drum and only if you want a modern high pitch sound. I have a Kevlar head on a Pr...
5 years agoRogers BOP kit
No, you have a choice in the size of the metal flesh hoop when you buy 18 inch (and 16 also I believe) for this exact reason. Some bass drums hoops w...
5 years agoGretsch RB, what heads are you using?
I don't have oversize drums but do have two Gretsch snare drums. I have been using the Aquarian American Vintage medium weight batter heads on all my...
5 years agoLowrider Snare Stand
I made a low snare stand for a Firchie snare drum from the base of a cheap throne that had very large rubber feet. The feet did not open very wide at...
5 years agoIdentify Bass Pedal
The footboard looks to me like it was taken from a Rogers Swiv-O-Matic. Can't tell much about the rest of the pedal. It is similar to the attached p...
5 years agohelp with notation
No problem, glad to help solve the mystery. The Morello books were written when the rudiment list was shorter (26) and you can do a Google search on...
5 years agoVintage rare 1928 davey tough cymbal big band dorsey woody herman ufip zildjian?
What would a drummer do with cuff links? Maybe as a sizzler substitute...
5 years agohelp with notation
I had the good fortune to see a Joe Morello clinic when I was in high school and have not looked at his books in years but I think I can help with you...
5 years agoCarl F Ludwig Rope Tension snare drum?
Good Morning, William F. Ludwig's brother was Theobald (sometimes called Theo, or Ted) and he died from a sales call on a government drum contract in...
5 years agoGretsch/W&A? Hi hat clutch-how to use this??
I have several of these Walberg and Auge high hat clutches on old high hat stands. I don't have one in front of me but I don't think it is missing an...
5 years agoUFIP ictus 75 TAMPANG gong/cymbal
There was a nice article on Andrea in the May 2013 issue of Drum magazine by Gino Robair ("Plugged In - The Hybrid Orchestral Percussionist", page 85)...
5 years agoUFIP ictus 75 TAMPANG gong/cymbal
If I remember correctly (becoming rarer as I age) the Ictus products were a collaboration between UFIP and a wonderful Italian percussionist named And...
5 years agoAre these part of drum set?
Covers for the smokestacks?
5 years agoHappy bday shelly
I have always wondered what Shelly thought of the "mis-print" on his name on some of the Leedy high hat stands. I personally think he would have got...
5 years agoHappy bday shelly
Shelly's wife, Florence (Flip) donated a lot of his drum and percussion gear to the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) and it is part of their museum calle...
5 years ago