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Friday, May 1, 2026
Dom Famularo’s Pad Sticks are back!
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Dom Famularo , a beloved drummer and teacher who passed away in 2023, designed a specialty Pad Stick that was manufactured by a series of co...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
DIY Percussion: Homemade practice pad
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Inspired at least a little by the Live Edge drum pads, where someone took a tree round, dipped it in flex seal and charged a hundred and fif...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Vintage Corner? Pecker Practice Pad Company, 1970s-80s?
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The Pecker Practice Pad Company was based in the very small town of Wills Point, TX, located about fifty miles from Dallas. The pad’s constr...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Vintage Corner: my last Remo pad post for awhile, promise!
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It was pointed out to me that I haven't shown the internals of the vintage Remo tunable pad. For those who want to tear into one, here’s...
Monday, April 13, 2026
Vintage Corner: my very first practice pad, circa 1973
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In the Fall of 1973, I walked into my grade school auditorium to see about joining the band. I originally wanted to play a brass instrument,...
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Vintage Corner: I just can’t stop loving old Remo pads.
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Fun with pad history: Remo began selling practice pads in the early 1960s. I’m a huge fan of the older Remo pads, with flat metal rims and f...
Friday, April 3, 2026
Vintage Corner: Restoration, BR commemorative pad
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I recently acquired this pad, a Buddy Rich Commemorative model made by Drum Workshop in the 2010s. This is a very different pad than the Bud...
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