by rngeer | Aug 25, 2016 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Check out this cool video I found during lunch about how Audix D6 bass drum mics are made that came across my news feed from Modern Drummer. I have always been fascinated with the technology it takes to make consumer products. I am also a fan of the show “How...
by rngeer | Aug 20, 2016 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
I have heard that line from my Dad many times over the years. But now literally it applies. The TAMA brand drum throne that I have used for as long as I can remember has become quite tergid over the years. The gradual transition has gone unnoticed from my posterior...
by rngeer | Mar 19, 2016 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
In every chain of reasoning, the evidence of the last conclusion can be no greater than that of the weakest link of the chain, whatever may be the strength of the rest. Thomas Reid In my case it is definitely my left hand. I started drumming in my early years on my...
by rngeer | Mar 19, 2016 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Clark and Joseph Kirkwood have put together a great series of video and sound samples of the new Diril Cymbals he is now carrying at Clark’s Music Center. Credit to John Rob Holland at Red Bird Studios for an awesome production and sound quality for an online...
by rngeer | Feb 7, 2016 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
After spending eons trying to get the sympathetic snare drum buzz problem under control, I had an epiphany. Since I am not a fan of using duct tape on the drum heads in a crisis (what a mess) and no amount of Moon Gel and tuning variations were working to help. I...