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Balmer, Paul.
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Drum set.
Drum set -- Purchasing.
Drum set -- Maintenance and repair.
Drum.
Drummers (Musicians) -- Miscellanea.
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Balmer, Paul.
Drum set.
Drum set -- Purchasing.
Drum set -- Maintenance and repair.
Drum.
Drummers (Musicians) -- Miscellanea.
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The drum kit handbook : how to buy, maintain, set up, troubleshoot, and modify your drum set / Paul Balmer ; forewords by Chad Smith, Steve Gadd.
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Balmer, Paul.
Voyageur Press, 2012.
Call #:
786
.919
B194d
Subjects
Drum set.
Drum set -- Purchasing.
Drum set -- Maintenance and repair.
Drum.
Drummers (Musicians) -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9780760342404 (hc.)
0760342407 (hc.)
Description:
201 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes:
"Glossary": p. 197.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Buying a drum-kit. Buying a first kit and moving up ; The classic four-shell set-up ; Second-hand and vintage options ; Choosing a snare drum ; Choosing a bass drum ; Choosing your toms -- Getting started. Assembly ; Sound and tensioning 1: the toms ; Sound and tensioning 2: the snare ; Sound and tensioning 3: the bass drum ; Controlling harmonics and resonance ; Bass drum porting ; Installing a bass drum KickPort -- Hardware and accessories. Cymbal stand ; Hi-hat ; Bass drum pedal ; Snare stand ; Pro hardware case study ; Choosing and buying cymbals ; Cymbals: the infinite variety ; Cymbal mounting ; Sticks, beaters, brushes and flares -- Improving your kit's performance. Safety first ; Tools and working facilities ; Essential gig bag accessories ; It's worth doing a little maintenance ; Stageside repairs ; Heads you win! ; Three-monthly checks ; RIMS: a retro fit ; Pedal maintenance ; Drum mats and marking up ; Some approaches to recording drums ; Practice pads and beyond ; Protection racket: cases and gig bags ; Rewrapping a vintage drum ; Drummer? Musician? Percussionist? --
Specific case studies. Gene Krupa-style Slingerland 'Radio King' kit ; Classic Ludwig 'Downbeat' kit ; 1960s vintage Premier kit ; Drum Workshop 'Jazz Series' kit ; Tama 'Silverstar' VK 52KSBCM ; Roland TD-12KX: V-stage series ; Pearl VBX 'Vision Birch' ; Gretsch USA American custom ; Yamaha 'Steve Gadd' kit ; Premier 'Elite' Gen-X maple and birch hybrid kit ; Stagg five-piece Student Series starter kit ; Yamaha Steve Jordan Signature 'Cocktail' kit -- Key players. The first wave of innovators ; A second wave -- Appendices.
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