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Before Using A Drum Sander, Here are Tips for a Drum Kit Makeover

By Rick on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Sponsored Links Restoring your used drum kit is the best way to increase its value when selling, but before you strip off all the lugs and put it under the drum sander, here are some options to help you fix your old kit into its new look. There are alternatives in prepping up your old [...]

All about Djembe Drum

By Rick on Sunday, September 26th, 2010 | No Comments

A djembe drum is an African percussion instrument. Its heads are made of goatskin and its body is made of hardwood. This African percussion instrument has a form of a big goblet and it is played using the hands. The name was derived from a Bamanakan saying “Anke dje, anke be” which means “everyone, gather [...]

The Tom Drums

By Rick on Sunday, September 26th, 2010 | No Comments

A drum kit is not a set without Tom drums. These are the flares of the whole drum set. Its job is to add effect and extra beat, and without it, the drum kit would be flat and boring. There are two types of tom drums in a drum kit, there is what they call [...]

Up the Tempo using the Snare Drums

By Rick on Sunday, September 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Snare drums are the ones that provide tempo in a drum kit. It is played by hitting it with a drumstick. The snare drum has strands of curled wires mounted under the bottom skin of the drum to produce that “snare-rattling” sound when beaten. The snare drum is one of the most crucial components of [...]

Bass drum heads: Setting the Tone

By Rick on Sunday, September 26th, 2010 | No Comments

The bass drum heads set the tone for every bass drum. Usually hit by the drum batter, the attack of the head sets the tone on which the drum shell will resonate. For bass drums, being the largest piece of the set, this will produce the deepest and lowest possible sound in the drum kit. [...]