Monday, September 26, 2022

Stick modification: Cherry Hill Drums sticks

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Earlier this past spring, three friends polled their money and gifted me with a beautiful set of sticks, made from black walnut by Cherry Hi...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Two years in: A report on life with my RD Chop Pad. (Still my favorite.)

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A little product testing with the Rudimental Drummers Chop Pad: The Chop Pad is marketed as an ideal all-around pad for concert and march...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Final UPDATE: marching pad carrier

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Final adjustments made, and now it fits comfortably with just a touch of tilt. So much cheaper than buying one ready-made. And now, for a rh...
Saturday, September 10, 2022

QuietTone UPDATE: making it better and better

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Previously, I talked about finding a new Sabian QuietTone pad, one made in Taiwan, and making some changes to improve the pad’s response and...
Saturday, September 3, 2022

Stick modification: Innovative Percussion CMS-1

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 Innovative Percussion makes a concert multi-use stick, the CMS-1, that is intended to offer some versatility to the concert percussionist. ...
Sunday, August 28, 2022

DIY Drummer: Practice pad marching carrier

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I have been living with Long Covid/iron deficiency/God-knows-what for almost a year now. Part of my recovery has involved physical therapy i...
Saturday, August 20, 2022

Stick modification achievement unlocked: John Crocken Parade Rudimental sticks, modified

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Man, this is FUN. I got some longer copper pipe pieces so I could modify and re-balance a pair of John Crocken sticks that are really cool, ...