Greetings Basement denizens and visitors. I have a couple of newish drums that I need to turn you on to. The first is a beautiful dundunba from Dancing Drums. This is a West African drum that is the lowest member of a trio of drums that are traditionally played together. I started with the big one first and might add the smaller ones (sangban and kenkeni) later when I save up some dough.
At first I was a bit concerned that the pitch on this one was too high and the sticks that came with it weren’t helping. I found a small wood bass drum stick wrapped in moleskin that sounds great – the low end comes out nicely that way.
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It’s time to dig out the timps and pound a bit! My new(ish) rig features Ludwig Dresdens in the middle, a 24″ Goodman chain up top (with a custom counterhoop) and the pièce de résistance: my custom designed Precision Classic 32″ chain drum. The parts were salvaged from an old O’Donnell chain drum with an aluminum bowl. (That bowl is currently full of dirt and makes an excellent planter in the garden.) The new bowl was made by the D. Picking Company to my specs. The shape is based on an old Leedy bowl that I used to have. You’ll have to take my word for it but it sounds fantastic–I just played a gig with it and looked forward to every low note!
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