These Drum Legends Drum Heads are a beautiful, limited-edition offering that any drumming enthusiast will want in their collection. Each drum head features an original painting by artist Maureen Brown Gratton. These heads capture the essence of each classic drummer. Each head is printed on a high-quality, Made in USA, 12” Evans drumhead, using a high-quality imprint method that will not fade.
Read moreLudwig Silver Anniversary Snare Drums
After collecting many 1920’s Ludwig brass snare drums, the obvious next step was to go in search of some 1930’s models. In 2015, I came across a 1935 Silver Anniversary standard 6.5 x 14 snare drum at a vintage drum store in Toronto. What a beauty!
Read moreFrom Editor George Lawrence
Happy New Year! Tootin’ my own horn and letters to the editor.
Read moreStories From The Hunt
I decided to open the trunk to have a look inside and saw a bunch of very lightweight rusted hardware, some old decorations from a party, some confetti and a few other belongings not related to drums. What did catch my eye was the top of a drum head sitting in the case. As I slowly lifted the drum out of the case, I felt a little like Indiana Jones on one of his crusades and I nearly fainted when the drum revealed itself as a beautiful very white WMP twin strainer snare drum in 100% mint original condition.
Read moreDid You Know?
A newer study suggests that drummers have fewer but thicker fibres in the main connecting track between the two halves of the brain. And it seems the motor areas of the brain are organized more efficiently. Playing four-way coordination at the drum set requires the use of both sides of the brain simultaneously. It’s thought this type of activity improves IQ levels. It also improves memory, focus, and hand-eye coordination.
Read more1970s Ludwig Sky Blue Pearl Classic Set.
The set I am featuring this month is a 1970s Classic four piece 22,13,16 set with three ply shells. This beautiful kit is wrapped in Sky Blue Pearl. The blue color is still vibrant in the near perfect wrap
Read moreDavid Garibaldi: My Time With A Master - Remembering Tony Williams
My teaching studio was directly across the hall from his, where he was conducting group classes. I could hear him in there sounding like he sounded on all those Miles and Herbie recordings. Cool stuff. Because we were right there close, we started hanging out after our teaching sessions and basically just bullshitting about everything.
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