drumlove
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
While it's still winter, I drum. A lot.
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So with the late winter weather gracing the Portland area this month, it is SO cold out my knees can't handle a bicycle ride. I may hop ...
Friday, February 22, 2019
The Studio: a work in progress
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When we first moved into our house the back room was used to hold Sweetie's piano, a Steinway baby grand from her grandparents. Several ...
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Future vintage: Prentice Practice Pad
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This is one of those pads that I seem to have found just in time. Prentice is a relatively new company, beginning widescale manufacture of...
Sunday, February 10, 2019
vintage sticks: ludwig and slingerland
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Last year, I expanded my interest in vintage drum pads to include the occasional pair of vintage sticks. I had an opportunity to buy an old ...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
no need to reinvent the wheel, or go with what you know
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I came of drumming age, as it were, in the days when marching drums came with Mylar heads, same as concert drums. Around the time I had gra...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
evidence of drumming: a life in rhythm
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I wish I had more photographic evidence of my time spent devoted to drumming. But all I have are these photos. Hopefully, they tell most of...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
"Pocket" pads: a historic comparison
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The idea of a practice pad small enough to be truly portable has been with us for decades. As far back as the late 1950s, drummers valued t...
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