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Monday, June 30, 2025

Vintage Corner: That time when Remo made a rubber practice pad

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Remo, known for Mylar drum heads and tunable practice pads, broke from their own tradition for a brief time in 1963-65 with a practice pad m...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Vintage Corner: mid-1950s WFL Keystone pad

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This was a lucky score from the nice guys at Drugan’s Drums. From 1937 to 1955, the Ludwig Drum Company was owned by Conn Music, which also ...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Repairing vintage Ludwig pads

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I love these old Ludwig pads from the 1960s and 70s. For anyone who grew up playing on Mylar heads, these are darned near perfect. The feel ...
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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