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| drum software | 11/14/2009 | James Moyer |
Q: is there any decent FREE drum machines or downloadable drum tracks? the main thing is i don't want ...
A: This depends on what computer you have. If you have a Mac, there are hundreds of drum loops built ...
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| Cutting down drum shells... | 11/12/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I've got a couple of "drum experiments" in the works, and they involve cutting down existing drum ...
A: Steve, if you have never done this before---OR---- you do not have an experienced woodworker that ...
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| 2 Questions | 11/11/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I listen to a bunch of deathcore and death metal. I know some of them use machines and my drum ...
A: Chris, I do not know much about this type of music, but if it is like other forms of music, then ...
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| value of vintage snare drum | 11/10/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: My name is Dave & i have aquired A very interesting snare drum & I sort of wondering what its worth ...
A: David, Unless this drum has a badge on it that says "Ludwig"-- then it is NOT a Ludwig snare. It ...
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| Old Drums & Their Value | 11/9/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: My question is a two parter. I have some Tama drums from the 1980's and I'd like to get an idea of ...
A: Dennis, The easiest way to put a value on these drums is to find a similar, new Tama Swingstar kit ...
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| Cymbal mold | 11/8/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I have played only two Friday night gigs in the past 2 weeks, the weather has had moisture, ...
A: Kaleb, I need to know what brand & series of cymbals that you have. I don't know how they could be ...
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| Need to find Accessory Boom Attachment for 1 1/8" Rack Tube | 11/6/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I have a set of Verve Conga drums. The boom attachment for raising and lowering the conga drums has ...
A: Hal, Verve is a a company only in name. They are made in some factory either in Taiwan, China, ...
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| First timer | 11/6/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I'm buying my first set and had one in mind but wanted a second opinion, I was looking at a ddrum ...
A: Steve, The ddrum brand is a good set. Spend as much as you can on cymbals. You can make any drum ...
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| Snare drum part | 11/5/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I have a Tama EFX Performer snare drum, it is about 5-6 years old, trying to find a replacement ...
A: Brook, 1 or 2 holes, the size of small bolts will have no affect on the sound of the snare. In ...
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| Snare drum part | 11/5/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I have a Tama EFX Performer snare drum, it is about 5-6 years old, trying to find a replacement ...
A: Brook, Contact Tama and explain your problem. They can tell you what to do. If that does not work ...
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| tuning. | 11/4/2009 | Lynne May |
Q: Well for starters I am Malcolm Perrin and have been playing drums for about 11 years now. I mainly ...
A: Malcolm-- You will be happy to know that this is a situation which is not difficult to correct. ...
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| jenco vibes | 11/3/2009 | James Moyer |
Q: I have an old set (1960ish) of Jenco Vibes and I am wondering what they are worth. The frame and the ...
A: Denny, Thanks for your question. First of all, what you describe are not Vibes, (vibraphone), ...
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| rogers badge | 10/30/2009 | Chris Fonck |
Q: I have a late 60s dynasonic & am missing the oval "custom built" badge. Do you know where I can find ...
A: Max, your best bet on finding one is either ebay or an individual collector. I don't have anything ...
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| percussion plus snare | 10/28/2009 | Paul E |
Q: Looking for any replacement parts for this Percussion Plus snare or even just info on the company. ...
A: Looking at the logo, it looks like the American version, the Uk one is different. ...
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| Modern Spurs and mounts | 10/27/2009 | Chris Fonck |
Q: I got a 60's Ludwig Downbeat a while ago. I've also bought a arti dixon bass drum lift as the bass ...
A: George, not sure I can assist with your question. Your best bet is to contact Precision Drum to fin ...
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| Mics... | 10/27/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: umm..i wanna buy some mics for my set because people liked how we sound and well..i wanna have my ...
A: Julio, THose look like real good mics. Audio-Technica doesn't make junk. BUT--you will have to try ...
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| Learning to Play Jazz Drums | 10/23/2009 | Lynne May |
Q: I am a 7th grade drummer/percussionist. i can play rock on the drum kit and i do skool stuff (a.k.a. ...
A: Hallie-- Start by listening to a LOT of jazz recordings. There are many types of jazz and extensive ...
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| Cymbals | 10/23/2009 | Lynne May |
Q: My son has been drumming about a year and would like to upgrade his cymbals. Do you have a ...
A: Jeff-- The way to go at this point would be a cymbal "Pack"--meaning that you can all the cymbals ...
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| drum pedels? | 10/22/2009 | John M. Aldridge |
Q: I have a 72 8 pc rogers set, would like to know about the pedels! bass pedels hook at the bottom and ...
A: Kevin, Without a photo to check further, I'd say you've got a pair of Orange brand pedals from ...
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| rogers 360 | 10/21/2009 | James Moyer |
Q: bught a rogers 360 for my son its a black kit,i paid 100£some hardware is tatty though although it ...
A: Mick, Here is a helpful link. Recovering drums is pricey. You first need to strip all the hardware ...
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| buying | 10/21/2009 | Chris Fonck |
Q: I am looking to buy a 18 floor tom for a Pearl Export series. Where can I find one?
A: Ross, if this is a fairly new drum kit, individual toms can usually still be ordered from Pearl in ...
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| Double Bass Pedal | 10/21/2009 | Paul E |
Q: I'm looking to buy a double bass pedal for my husband's Slingerland drum kit (a birthday present). ...
A: Well Mel, Here some choices: This ones only RRP: $799.00 20% off RRP ...
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| Drumming Finger Control | 10/21/2009 | Lynne May |
Q: ! im Ling.. I have a question about basic drumming. I saw a bunch of videos and i was wandering ...
A: Ling-- The best explanation of this technique can be found at: ...
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| drum tracks | 10/20/2009 | Justin Robards |
Q: I've been playing drums for over 40 yrs and have never used drum tracks. I'm being asked to set the ...
A: Bob, this is a very vague question so if I do not answer completely please send me more information. ...
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| 82-84 Ludwig Rocker tom parts | 10/20/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I have a 16" Ludwig Rocker floor tom, it has Black spacers on the mounts to move the legs further ...
A: Don, 1-Spacers--floor tom leg spacers--contact Ludwig directly. They should have that part. If ...
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| 1990s Tama aw-216 Snare Drum | 10/20/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I have this 1990s Tama 6 1/2 x 14 snare and I can't remember what it is. It is in the 1992 or 1993 ...
A: Lunden, The best thing to do is to contact Tama directly. I don't remember that exact ...
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| heads | 10/18/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: what heads would you recommend for thrash metal drumming.Like Warbringer or Metallica kill em all.I ...
A: Tyler, Any 2 ply heads would be good for thrash metal. Because you are playing hard, you need heads ...
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| Ludwig super classic | 10/18/2009 | John M. Aldridge |
Q: I purchased in 1999 a 90th aniversary ludwig super classic black oyster pearl fab four drum kit.I ...
A: Kerry, Since your kit is only 10 years old, it's still too new to have appreciated beyond it's ...
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| Slingerland Copper Wrap Drums | 10/17/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: Are all the Slingerland Copper Wrap Drums maple? Michael
A: Michael, No--Slingerland was like Ludwig & Rogers--they used whatever wood was handy. So some of ...
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| Export badges | 10/17/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: Im in the process of fully restoring my 90's export kit, and am in desperate need of a new set of ...
A: Dan, Sorry--I cannot help and probably no one can help you either. The companies do not sell ...
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| Export badges | 10/17/2009 | Chris Fonck |
Q: Im in the process of fully restoring my 90's export kit, and am in desperate need of a new set of ...
A: Dan, sorry to say I do not have any badges for your kit, nor do I know anyone who might. There is a ...
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| Click Track | 10/14/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I'm interested in something that I can program the tempo to each song in my band's set list so that ...
A: Mark, I think that there are 2 maybe 3 of the better metronomes that do that. A few of the ...
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| Identification of Premier kit | 10/14/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: Greetings from Finland! I’m unable to identify the Premier kit shown in attached photos. The ...
A: Marko, It could be from the 70's,or early to mid 80's--- but with the better hoops and hardware, I ...
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| Drum Tuning | 10/13/2009 | Lynne May |
Q: my son recently got a set of drums, he is a beginner and i know nothing about drums. i do know that ...
A: Robert-- Please visit: http://www.may-studio-music-lessons.com/tuning-drums.html There you will ...
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| Super Sensitive Cam Slides | 10/11/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: Can you please help..what is the trick to getting old cam slides out and replaced in butts of mid ...
A: Bruce, If you take all the pieces apart on that strainer, you should be able to get those out. ...
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| Tuning Timpani | 10/10/2009 | Justin Robards |
Q: I've noticed that most timpani have tuning gauges on them, but why is it still recommended to tune ...
A: Geoff, since Timpani are more of my forte, I believe I can answer this answer completely. 1. It is ...
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| Starting on mallet percussion | 10/10/2009 | Justin Robards |
Q: I'm a drumset player, but recently I've been loving classical music, and I'm playing timpani in ...
A: It would be much easier in the long run (in my honest opinion) to start on a larger instrument such ...
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| Rogers Ultra Power IV set | 10/9/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I saw the post about the Rogers Set and if it was a complete set, or custom and I have a similar set ...
A: Barb, My advice is to sell that kit. IF this Rogers kit is your only kit and you are still playing ...
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| Giving lessons | 10/8/2009 | the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion |
Q: I've started giving lessons to a friend of mine, only problem is that I've only been playing for a ...
A: Kaleb, WEll--I have a problem with you teaching someone. Because of your lack of experience, you ...
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| Change of Drum Module | 10/8/2009 | Paul E |
Q: At present i am using TD3 Roland Drum Set. I like to change the module (TD3) of my Drum to other ...
A: Well Francis, as u know the TD-3 has been discontinued, as well as the TD-8 and the TD-10, there is ...
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