Friday, January 9, 2026

When drumming is an act of love and justice

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If I were forty years younger I’d consider doing something like this. God bless him.
Sunday, December 28, 2025

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

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Hanging out with some sticks I acquired several months ago. After researching both my memory and knowledge of some of my drum brothers, I wo...
Friday, December 19, 2025

Product review: Loyal Drums 1862 Model sticks

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Contrary to rumors, Cooperman has not stopped making sticks, and they have not passed along their stick making designs and tools to anyone e...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Want to make your own practice pad? PadParts.com can set you up.

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I wanted to make my own Pad Parts pad, so I did. Base: 11” green ForesColor. Side A: 10” x 1/4” gum rubber. Side B: 10” x 1/4” recycled tire...
Friday, December 12, 2025

Evelyn Glennie practice pad

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I just acquired this little pad, a two-sided affair that was apparently designed by  Dame Evelyn Glennie . Glennie is a Scottish drummer and...
Monday, December 8, 2025

Pad rant umpteen: growth gets growthier, junk gets junkier, and we all lose

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Remember this post ?  Well, it has hit the fan. First, RCP, makers of the Active Snare Pad, have gone full-bore Chinese mass production and ...
Thursday, December 4, 2025

The latest homemade pad: it’s like an obsession

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I think I keep making pads at home because it’s some kind of obsession. It may also be a quiet rebellion against the mountains of mass-produ...