Re: Taping your sticks pre-emptively
I'm with drummer on this one...taping them pre-emptively makes them feel off-balance IMHO. One thing I have done for minor scuffs and dings is to use very, very fine sandpaper and sand off the splinters and minor dings that occur...600-grit garnet paper works well. You'll find it at an auto parts store or at a home supply store near the paints and wood finishes.
I have a pair of drumsticks a buddy gave me more than 20 years ago that play almost as well as they did when they were new thanks to the sandpaper treatment every so often.
Believe it or not, I'm a rim-knocker myself...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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