20 Days and counting........

We would like to extend a public thanks to Ronn @ Dunnett and Paul Mason @ Tempus for their support of the show and constant enthusiasm.

The raffles will feature both a Stainless and Fiberglass snare!

There is also half a bus full of other great Giveaways and Raffles

Including snares from Craviotto, Ocheltree, Gretsch, Sonor, Ludwig, Yamaha, Tempus & Dunnett

A slew hardware from

Gibraltar, Axis, ProMark, Keller Shells, Vaughcraft, Hyperbass, Shure, and Rhythm Tech

There will be some great individual Zildjian Rides as well as 2 complete cymbal set packages of the new Armand and K series to be raffled on each day with the drawings just before the final clinics.

Bosphorus and Istanbul cymbals also have contributed cymbals to the raffle pool.

The Drummers Collective and Virtual Drummers School are each gving away scholarships at the show.

We are laying out the booth and final floor plan and should have detailed maps up on the site soon

Due to the volume of attendees who mentioned bringing in consignments for the weekend we have just enlarged the consignment area to meet the demand so there should be some great suprises to be had.

The show is now 20 days away and preshow ticket sales will be drawing to a close soon. Remember all pre show ticket sales are entered in the special drawing to win a Craviotto solid maple snare and really go a long way to helping support the show

The clinic's and duet performances are going to be excellent and certainly worth anyones $15 pre show ticket price, the raffles, drums and camaraderie are a great perk!

The newest additions to the Vendor Roster include

Cooperman, PAS, Nodar Rode, The Drum Shop, Grover,

Drum Head, Odery and True Line.

We will also be hosting some educator booths which will include Bob Moses, Kenwood Dennard, John Ramsey and more to come

If you are an educator and would like to display yourself and recruit some students contact us about reduced rates.FYI

We are also still seeking help in event day managment as we are looking for someone who may be interested in maning a "Hear The Difference" booth which will feature like configuration Vintage Gretsch sets in both 3 and 6 ply set ups

If you have a good bit of knowledge you would be willing to share and have a solid unnderstanding of Gretsch RB era drums drop us a line Cool

Tickets are available automatically online at thedrumexpo.com

If you have any questions, comments or ideas you would like to share please feel free to drop us a line

Thank you all for your support

Jes

http://www.thedrumexpo.com

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here is some more Q & A and i''l start with WFLKurt and Repete

The consignment booth is indeed looking to be filled with some killer gear, I overheard a phone call discussing a Land Cruiser full of OBP! sets snares etc.

It was recently decided to dedicate a larger space to house all the consignments and we increased the booth space.

The booth will operate on a simple disclosure and release form with asking price and lowest point selling price.

I would urge anyone who can provide even a 1 page detail form with your drum or drums to do so.

This will be a great aide to those manning the booth as well as those who are interested in your offering, so any info you can provide would be ideal such as original standing, date, shell type, history etc. 8)

I will be trying to get some time at the consignment booth but I will be at the Reperc booth and managing the clinics so If anyone would like to help in working with Kurt at the consigment booth drop me an email at [email]info@thedrumexpo.com[/email] or drop me a Private Message.Its a great chance to help the show & marketplace as well as getting first dibs on the gear that walks in :D

The consignment booth will run from opening on Saturday morning until 3 pm.m on sunday at which time we will request that all sellers claim their items before the show closes at 4

There were a few people asking various questions about the Steve Smith/ Pete Lockett clinics on Saturday and Cindy Blackman clinic on Sunday, and the answer is yes the sales floor will be closed at this time.

Q. Are the clinics included in the show ticket price or are the tickets additional cost per event?

A. There is no additional charge for show attendees or vendors and we will be selling tickets for those who can only attend the evening clinics.

Q. Where is parking located in relation to the venue, if i were to bring some drum sets for consigment would I have to haul them across acres of parking lot?

A. The facility has an onsight parking garage as well as adjacent parking. The show will be well staffed and we will be able to assist as much as possible. There is an easy load in door located directly across from the main entyrance to the Expo center on Elm St on the east side of the building ( there are maps on the Expo Centers web site) which would allow for a short load in.

Q. I mailed you about getting some copies of the poster on Friday and had one more thought,Where is the T shirt's stickers or drum sticks???

A. I did get the mailing and I will get you some posters out today Thank you again for your offer,

The T shirts and stickers are underway but won't be available until showtime but hit me up at the show and i'll make sure you get some :occasion5: Due to time we will not be able to get any sticks together for this show

Jes

http://www.thedrumexpo.com

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