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Saturday, July 12, 2025
The ages of Sabian Quiet Tone pads, revisited
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The original Quiet Tone pads were made in New Jersey and were popular among concert and jazz drummers and studio teachers. Those original Qu...
Friday, July 11, 2025
Full Review: Aquarian Balance Pad - now you see it, now you don’t
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Someone posted photos of this pad on the Drum Practice Pad History group on FB, and I was intrigued. I had a couple of pre-2020 Aquarian Su...
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Monday, July 7, 2025
Aquarian practice pad NewsFlash: Limited Edition
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Aquarian Drum company, known for a wide variety of drum heads and a series of practice pads called Super Pads, tried to make something diffe...
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 ...
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