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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Product review: Evans Attacktile brush pad
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Note: I paid for my pad used from a previous owner. I did not seek out a frreebie from Evans/D'Addario, as I doubt they would have sent ...
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Dating vintage practice pads
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Some key points for those looking at old pads: — Brown gum rubber may have been lighter tan. The only way to verify this is to peel back an...
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Vintage Corner: 1950s pad from Kitchen & Company, Leeds, UK.
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This was a lucky find on eBay. I knew nothing about the design or the original company, but it was so unusual that I knew I wanted to add it...
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Monday, May 26, 2025
Brush pads: extremely, painfully specialized
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While the specialty pads that get the most press are focused on the marching arts, there’s a subset of practice pads designed for practicing...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
History lesson: the first Remo practice pads
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The very first plastic drumhead was introduced to the market by Marion "Chick" Evans in 1956. It revolutionized drum heads overnig...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Nothing but practice pads here.
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I’ve spent the last couple of weeks taking a thorough inventory of my practice pads, both to accurately date them and also to determine if t...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Future Vintage? RCP Premium Pad
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When this pad was released six or seven years ago, I was mildly curious. The RCP Premium Pad was the company’s first offering, and a clear ...
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