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This blog is intended to help beginning drummers with a logical and systematic method for finding their OWN IDEAL positioning for the components of their drum kit.  The emphasis is on comfort and easy playablity and NOT "cool" looks.      Lots of beginning drummers know where the  various components are usually located when the drums are set up.  If you DO need a quick familiarization of drum terms, then here a really GOOD one that Rob (Little Drummer Boy) has crea... Read More

I have added some new cymbals to my stash and wanted to share my impressions with any of you who might find that of interest.
 
Let’s first talk about the “vintage jazz cymbal sound” for a moment.  For many acoustic jazz drummers the "ultimate find" is vintage K’s that have the sound characteristics that we’ve heard on recordings of many famous jazz drummers of the 40’s, 50’s era.   However, the reality is that those old K’s had a lot of variation from one... Read More

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Dame Evelyn Glennie Now Endorsing Hammerax Hybrid Instruments;  Hammerax Will “Roster And Roll” More Endorsers For Its Line Of Sculptural/Hybrid Glass And Boomywang Cymbals

Clearwater, Florida – Hammerax, famed for making cymbal-like instruments with sustain and musical effects that go well beyond the sonic possibilities of ordinary cymbals, has made Dame Glennie an official endorser. The first artist to sustain a full-time career as a tour... Read More

Anyone who plays can be called a player. Not everyone who drums is a drummer. I have met players who play drums, and even some with great chops and technique, who just don’t play with their heart. Conversely, I have spent periods in my life without playing drums for months, or even years - but I will always be a drummer. The difference is very subtle, but very significant. There is always some kind of rhythym in my head. If my fingers aren’t taping on a desk, or my foot isn’t taping on the... Read More

The Trees we Cut From, By David Blampied A modern theory attributes tree growth during a time of unusually low solar activity during the Maunder Minimum "Little Ice Age" from 1645 to 1750 for temperatures throughout Europe to be much cooler causing stunting and slower tree growth with unusually dense wood. The wood harvested from the forests of northern Croatia Antonio Stradivari used to make his violins. an image of the Croatia forest in Europe The Chances are good that when you get your... Read More

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