Old Cooperman? Maybe. I just don’t know.

Hanging out with some sticks I acquired several months ago.

After researching both my memory and knowledge of some of my drum brothers, I wonder if these may be some very old Cooperman sticks.

I had a pair very nearly the same size and shape over thirty years ago, made of boxwood. I cannot for the life of me remember who I got them from. They were much heavier, too heavy for my hands at the time, and felt even more rigid and unforgiving than these do. Of course, I was a different drummer long ago and it’s possible that my hands are simply better able to manage a more rigid wood than before. I eventually traded those boxwood sticks to another drummer. I regret not having them now, at least for comparison’s sake.

A couple of fellow drummers suggested they may have been made by someone named Hollowedel, though I haven't yet been able to find anything on that name in my online research. I’ve reached out to Patsy Cooperman Ellis at Cooperman Drums to see if she might recognize them.

The weight stamped on the butt end of each stick does not exactly match what my electronic scale indicates (My scale says they weigh 72 and 73.5 grams, respectively).

But on a tuneable pad, they feel lovely.

I’m asking around among my fellow drummers who are more knowledgeable about old sticks, to see if I can nail down a maker and era. 

Chopping here on my Eviction Pad from Loyal Drums. (I swapped in a Remo Emperor head for the Loyal custom fiber head and muted the pad so I could use it indoors while Sweetie is home. 

If anyone recognizes these sticks or has a pair like them, and can definitively identify a maker and age, please reach out by commenting below. I’d be grateful. Bonus points if you can tell me what wood you think was used (though I know that’s tough without seeing and handling them in person).