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Thursday, August 15, 2024
DIY update: practice pad station
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A few years ago I scored some plywood, and got my brother-in-love to cut it into two rounds for me. I took them home, painted them and used ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Product Review: Yamaha Crosstown lightweight concert snare stand
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I have been using a couple of different concert-height snare stands so I can play on a pad in a standing position. (A standard model, used w...
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Vintage Corner: 1930s Ludwig practice pad
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One of the oldest pads in my collection, an unusual vintage Ludwig. Thin calf leather has been stretched over a padded wooden disc (stuffed...
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Path to Lifelong Drumming, Lesson 6a (Rolls)
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Arthritis has made it difficult to play consistently or daily, but I've managed to work this up over the past couple of days. From Carlo...
Monday, July 29, 2024
Are drum pads over? Depends on whom you ask.
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There’s a guy who’s part of The Pad [group] on Facebook, who has been posting his unbelievable finds of cool drum pads he’s gotten for a ste...
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Worlds collide.
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I was a professional bicycle mechanic for thirty years. I’ve been a lifelong drummer. Here’s where my passions intersected several years ago...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Drummer
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I love rudimental drumming. It’s one of my lifelong musical loves. There’s hardly a day when I don’t pick up my sticks and chop a little, ev...
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