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The drum kit handbook : how to buy, maintain, set up, troubleshoot, and modify your drum set

Title
  1. The drum kit handbook : how to buy, maintain, set up, troubleshoot, and modify your drum set / Paul Balmer ; forewords by Chad Smith, Steve Gadd.
Published by
  1. Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2012.
Author
  1. Balmer, Paul.

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Additional authors
  1. Smith, Chad.
  2. Gadd, Steve.
Description
  1. 201 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 28 cm.
Subject
  1. Drum set > Maintenance and repair
Contents
  1. 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.
Call number
  1. JMF 12-433
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 198) and index.
Author
  1. Balmer, Paul.
Title
  1. The drum kit handbook : how to buy, maintain, set up, troubleshoot, and modify your drum set / Paul Balmer ; forewords by Chad Smith, Steve Gadd.
Imprint
  1. Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2012.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 198) and index.
Added author
  1. Smith, Chad.
  2. Gadd, Steve.
Other standard identifier
  1. 752748342408
ISBN
  1. 9780760342404
  2. 0760342407
Research call number
  1. JMF 12-433
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