Last edited by late8; 01-04-2018 at 02:54 PM.
So I took a half day today from work... I just spent 2 hours trying out and tuning all my snare drums on my Pork Pie kit.
It's seriously amazing how one snare drum can change the entire feel/sound of a kit.
Ordered four Cannon 6mm cymbal sleeves for my Sonor 200 cymbal boom stands since the Gibraltar ones won't fit:
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Ordered 20 nylon washers to replace the ones that I inadvertently lost while swapping heads:
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Went home at lunch today and my new 13" Die Cast snare drum hoops were at my doorstep!!!! Can't wait to install them on the Pork Pie Kit.
I need to order a pack of the 2.37" DW tension rods for the one missing rod on my snare. Local stores dont carry them in this length, unfortunately.
Kevin
DW Performance series - Gun Metal Metallic Lacquer
24/12/16 6.5x14
Sabian AA/AAX hi-hats & crashes
Sabian HHX Evolution ride
Drummers can be very tempomental.....
Got the tension rods and some new wires. My snare is a happy camper.
Kevin
DW Performance series - Gun Metal Metallic Lacquer
24/12/16 6.5x14
Sabian AA/AAX hi-hats & crashes
Sabian HHX Evolution ride
Drummers can be very tempomental.....
Installed my die cast hoops... i'M SOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!
30 minutes of our lesson, then got to watch my 2 sons have their first "band practice" jamming together on guitar and drums. Pretty awesome day if you ask me.
Gretsch USA Custom 22x18, 12x9, 13x10, 14x14, 16x16, 14x5.5 Rosewood Zildjian 14" New Beats, Zildjian 20" A Medium Ride, Sabian 18" Paragon Crash, Zildjian 16" Medium Thin Crash Tama Iron Cobra Single Pedal
Pearl Masters Studio Birch (MBX) 22x16, 10x10, 12x10, 13x11, 16x16, 14x6.5 in White Mist. Zildjian A Custom Hats, Sabian 22 AA with Rivets, Stagg 20" Ghengis Ride, Dream Contact Crashes 16" & 17" Pearl P2002B Double Bass Pedal
Ordered new heads for the Gretsch USA kit. Aquarian Performance 2 coated batters with Aquarian Classic Clears as resos. Aquarian Hi Velocity snare batter with Aquarian Performance snare reso.
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Nothing. I don't think I've played since October.
Mmm... Saturns.
I put new pinstripes on my rototoms. They still had the original black dot skins that were (ready) 30 years old! Kinda cool to tinker with them again.
Kevin
DW Performance series - Gun Metal Metallic Lacquer
24/12/16 6.5x14
Sabian AA/AAX hi-hats & crashes
Sabian HHX Evolution ride
Drummers can be very tempomental.....
"The chances of being attacked and killed by a terrorist are less than the chances of being attacked and killed by your own heart"
Carrying the message to Garcia. Today and everyday.
Temple Beth Snare Buzz-Head Rabbi
Hey Kaz! The outer ply is called "Twisted Exotic".
Breaking in new heads and loving 'em...
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Found the need to replace a few cymbal sleeves. Hole for a 14" Zildjian A Fast Crash purchased about 5 years ago is showing signs of premature wear around the edges around the hole.
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The old cymbal sleeve had ridges worn into the plastic which prevented the cymbal from moving freely, thus creating a start of an oblong hole.
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The new sleeves come in 4's and the plastic appears to be of a harder polymer than the old ones which could be problematic. The softer plastic may "give" more under stress but may not last as long? We shall see.
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Last edited by late8; 01-24-2018 at 12:30 PM.
Wood shedded with Stick Control, (page 5) and 4-Way Coordination: A Method Book for the Development of Complete Independence on the Drum Set- (page 4) for about 45 minutes then my eyes got tired of reading tabs...
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...so I packed up the DW kit and hauled it over to the home studio where me and my buddy will continue working on our 2nd CD of original tunes, we copyrighted and published our 1st CD last year. It feels good to be writing again after a brief break for the holidays. After listening to what we played, I need to swap out the non-ported reso with one with a port and I need to move the hihat mic closer to the hats. It's was a very productive day.
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I am happy for you Rich that you are able/healthy enough to do all that stuff cause I know I could not anymore done my time years ago. Enjoy while you can man and best of luck with your new cd. Love the DWs they look awesome in the studio.
Nothing yet but it's only 9 a.m.
Moved a few kits around the drum room and organized some used heads.
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Got my latest drum lesson book, Carmine Appice Realistic Drum Fills: Replacements in the mail today.
Gretsch USA Custom 22x18, 12x9, 13x10, 14x14, 16x16, 14x5.5 Rosewood Zildjian 14" New Beats, Zildjian 20" A Medium Ride, Sabian 18" Paragon Crash, Zildjian 16" Medium Thin Crash Tama Iron Cobra Single Pedal
Pearl Masters Studio Birch (MBX) 22x16, 10x10, 12x10, 13x11, 16x16, 14x6.5 in White Mist. Zildjian A Custom Hats, Sabian 22 AA with Rivets, Stagg 20" Ghengis Ride, Dream Contact Crashes 16" & 17" Pearl P2002B Double Bass Pedal
GOD that DW kit makes me drool Late
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