The 20 Inch Timpano
Sort of a continuation of a previous post, I found a fifth timpano for my set. This was a little project for me and probably the most difficult of all the drums. This drum came with all the same little Read More …
Tag: percussion
Comparing $1900 crotales with $150 saucer bells
I have the PSC high octave Sabian crotales with me, as we will be using them at the upcoming All-Florida Community Band Concert at the 2019 FBA Summer Conference in Daytona Beach. I decided to do a little sound comparison Read More …
Packed Music Schedule, New Instruments, and Stuff
As I mentioned last year, I bought a two drum timpani set. After paying them off, I set out to find the two outer drums to make it a “complete” set of four. Turns out, this was not as easy Read More …
Vintage Ludwig Bass Drum
When I first started at the Pensacola Bay Concert Band, they were using this old bass drum. I came to learn that this was a hand-me-down drum from one of the local middle schools. It had just been sitting on Read More …