AboutJames Moyer Expertise Anything in percussion or drums.
Macintosh computers or music software
Experience 30 years of professional playing and 25 years of teaching at all levels in percussion and drums. I taught middle school, high school and college students since 1978.
I used to work for Apple. I know the computer line and operating system at expert level and teach music technology at my college.
Organizations American Federation of Musicians
Percussive Arts Society
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Pi Kappa Lambda
Phi Kapp Phi
Publications Percussive Noites
School Band amd Orchestra
Author of Four Mallet Method for Marimba - Studio 4 Productions
3 guitar transcriptions for marimba available at Steve Weiss Music
Education/Credentials Bach. Music Ed. - Susquehanna University
Master of Music - University of Oklahoma
Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Oklahoma
Associate Professor of Music - Millikin University 1986-98 and Lafayette College 2004-present.
Question hello i found a set of slingerland drums on craigslist and the ad said imported not vintage can u tell me what kind of shell it is
Answer Hi Brian,
I'm afraid I need much more information to help you. There are dozens of drum set companies in the world and sadly. many are made in China. The Asian drums from China and Japan include Mapex, Pearl, Tama and Yamaha. All of these companies use a variety of wood for the shells. So, unless someone is looking at the drum and KNOWS woods, it's impossible to know.
Slingerland has been out of business for decades, then "came back" after they were bought by a guitar company named Gibson. The "new" Slingerland's are OK although there is much better on the market now.
Maple and birch and your 2 best woods for shells, Mahogany and Poplar are used for intermediate level sets. Cheap sets in general are made from Basswood.
