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Vertical since November 25th
Drummers And Their Swag
And I got to thinking — there once was a time when every T-shirt I owned and every stationary object in my apartment were plastered with drum industry logos.
Read morePutting Your Finger On It, Part I - "Regular Grip"
A lot of drum instruction focuses on hand and wrist movement. While it's important to understand these broad strokes, it's also important to look inside hand technique to see what's really going on. Each digit has a role to play in the grip and the stroke, and understanding what each finger is capable of can make a big difference in your playing.
Read more1932-33 SLINGERLAND DUALL “RADIO” MODEL ALL METAL DRUM No. 40 (VERSION 1)
DUALLS are very rare. The Slingerland DUALL Model was manufactured from 1932-34 as compared to the L & L Super-Ludwig Model that was around from 1924 to the late 1930s.
Read moreDrum History Podcast - Episode 8 - The History of Ludwig Drums with William F. Ludwig III
Bill Ludwig runs us through the fascinating history of Ludwig Drums! Grandson of the Ludwig founder, William F. Ludwig, his family has had a long and winding history with the Ludwig drum company - founding it in 1909 with a subsequent sale of the company in the early 80's. They
Read moreKelli Rae Tubbs Back In Time Video Series - Hoop Mounted Cymbals
n the early 1800s, Italian composers, Gaspare Spontini and Gioacchino Rossini, encouraged the use of cymbal mounting brackets in their compositions. French composer, Hector Berlioz, on the other hand, felt this practice was counter-productive and that it did not honor the quality of the music, saying it was only suitable for the accompaniment of "low brow" entertainment like sword swallowers and jugglers in his 1844 treatise on orchestration.
Read moreJohn DeChristopher: Remembering Tony Williams
in October of 1996, Zildjian and DW sponsored Tony’s only clinic tour. Tony and I traveled throughout the US for two weeks and it was incredible to watch him from a few feet away every night.
Read moreMystery Drum RARE Pre-War 1940 Ludwig & Ludwig w HEX BEAD
Hi, Could you please tell me what this drum is? It has the hex bead like the 20th Silv. Ann. model.
Read moreBuddy Rich's Mystery Cymbal
In October of 2020, I stumbled upon a post in Face book regarding a 1950’s K. Zildjian 13” hi hat bottom cymbal. It was an oddity.
Read moreSung and Unsung Heroes - Ed Toth
Toth left Vertical Horizon in 2005, and was recruited to replace Doobies drummer Keith Knudson, after his untimely death from pneumonia
Read moreCovid-19 Can't Stop Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters inspired Group Therapy
In addition to Dave Grohl, mentors Bill McFadden and Rodney Pino (musicians/ bandmates, and owners of No Nuts Cymbal Sleeves), started their first session with an electrifying drum circle that transformed a room full of reticent kids into a group of laughing foot tapping, and drum beating teens.
Read moreBorn Together: 1966 Mint Condition Ludwig Burgundy Sparkle Kit
As the kick drum bag contained an inventory identifying the kit as having a matching jazz fest from an original sale in Milwaukee, I immediately wondered, what happened to the matching jazz fest?
Read moreDrumChannel.com Special Offer
Special offer from NSMD and DrumChannel.com
Read moreSlingerland Artist Model Tone Flange Snare
This is an probably an early [c.1930] Slingerland Tone Flange 5" x 14" [5&1/2" with the aluminum tone flange] in solid walnut with solid maple glue rings.
Read moreSerial Number Ranges of “Born Together” Vintage Gretsch Round Badge Drum Sets
Many collectors place a premium on “born together” drum sets - sets which were originally purchased as one unit from the factory or music instrument retailer. This study identifies vintage Gretsch Round Badge sets demonstrated or purported to be born together to establish an objective benchmark for determining that a set of drums was born together.
Read moreSlingerland 1979 "Limited Edition" Radio King snare #002
In 1978-79 Slingerland put together a new campaign to reissue the Radio King model. This time, the new Radio King was made exclusively as a limited edition snare drum model.
Read moreTom Mooney 1970 Camco Set
the original owner, custom ordered this set in late 1969 and received it in 1970 from Chanute, Kansas.
Read moreA&F Nickel-plated Hardware: An interview with Ramy Antoun and NSMD Test-drive
Ramy does not rest on his laurels. Constantly looking to do more and do better, he has recently expanded the A&F line-up to include an array of innovative nickel-plated drum hardware: snare/tom/kick stand, cymbal stand, pedal mount for snare stand, hoop mounted clamp and L-arm, kick-bone, cocktail basket and kick pedal clamp.
Read moreGeorge's Picks - NoNuts Cymbal Mounting System
This month, I’m featuring a fairly new item on the market: No Nuts Cymbal Mounting System which consists of two components; the Cymbal Sleeve and the CymRing:
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