Video Story: Chicago Drum Company Makes Modern Tubs in the Slingerland Style
Video and text by Nicolas GrizzleChicago Drum Company began in 2011, when Jim Moritz and a friend wondered if they could put their collective experience fr... Read More
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3 DVDs & Drum Books Every Drummer Should Own According to Stanton Moore
By Stanton MooreThe gauntlet of funk drumming was passed in the ’90s to Stanton Moore, a New Orleans native who was weaned on the grooves of such great loc... Read More
Snare Talk: Drumming Pros Weigh In On Sound, Feel & Tuning
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK & PHIL HOOD | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE HACALA | FROM THE AUGUST 2015 ISSUE OF DRUM!There are few places on Earth where you can sit down with a representative of a leading drum company, a supplier of orchestral snare drums, a dru... Read More
History of the Snare Drum
Eight Centuries of Innovation & Ingenuity Followed Beginnings as Military Communication DeviceBy David A. BrensilverThe idea of stretching a cord o... Read More
Drum News: A&F’s Launches Vintage-inspired Hardware Line; DW Releases 3.14” ‘Pi’ Piccolo Snare
By Nicolas GrizzleIn this edition of drum news, we see new products inspired by history. One draws from relatively modern developments, harkening back a me... Read More
How to Spot Counterfeit Vintage Drums
BY ROB COOK
“How can you prove to me that it’s real?”“Real?”"Not just made up from some other kind of drum."I don't remember exactly how I responded. This happened about seven years ago, and I can hardly remember conversations from seven... Read More
The Rocky History Of Premier Drums
BY ROBERT HENRIT | FROM THE AUG/SEPT 2002 ISSUE OF DRUM!Over the years Premier has been responsible for lots of great stuff, but using the adage of a proph... Read More
Review: Evans UV2 Drumheads are the 2-Ply Solution Drummers Have Been Waiting For
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
My bands range from loud rock groups to quiet jazz trios where I often play brushes for part of an event. I know I’m guilty of a jazz crime fo... Read More
Zildjian Releases 2 New Entry-Level Cymbal Lines: I Series and Planet Z
Zildjian has released two new entry-level cymbal lines, the I series and the return of Planet Z. The new I series will replace the ZBT line, while a revamped Planet Z series has a new alloy and refreshed look.Zildjian I series cymbal setThe ... Read More
Don’t Call Them Drum Mufflers—26 Tone Modifiers Tested
BY AJ DONAHUE
Never before have there been so many different drum muffle— “Oooh, actually, we try not to call them mufflers anymore. Do you mean tone modifiers... Read More