Saturday, February 27, 2021

Future Vintage: Gretsch custom tunable practice drum, 2018

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For a short time in 2018, Gretsch produced a specialty "practice drum" and sold it through one dealer, the Memphis Drum Shop . It...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

A little update on Xymox Percussion: Where's Waldo?

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Those of you who remember my last review of a Xymox product , may recall that in the end, I was so singularly unimpressed with it I ended up...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Product reviews: Drumeo practice pad, Diamondback sticks

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First, a reminder: so far, no one has ever offered to give me free product to try out. Everything I review here is something I purchased eit...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Vintage Corner: 1961 Ludwig "Cub" marching snare drum, 13 x 9"

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Today I took delivery on a drum that a guy back east was letting go of, as he pared down his collection of drums in retirement. He was very ...
Friday, February 5, 2021

Vintage Corner: Slingerland drum UPDATE 3

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Yesterday and today, I hurled some love at the rims and the shell. The drum came to me last summer in pretty bad shape. After careful cleani...
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Vintage Corner: Slingerland Drum UPDATE 2: Rims and shell

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Since I was gifted with this drum last summer, here's the progress: 1. I took it all apart so I could begin to clean the hardware and ...

Vintage Corner: Bower pad, replica

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The first U.S. patent granted for a drum practice pad dates to 1920, for a design by H. A. Bower. Before this, drummers generally made their...