2/07/2015

Crazy Tiny Not A Cocktail Drum Kit!

My newest crazy kit. I am too short for a normal sized cocktail kit, but I really like the idea of the "two in one" tom and bass drum.This kit sounds really amazing.14"x14" mid 60s Maxitone MIJ floor tom with a  Remo Black Suede head on the bottom, Remo Renaissance RA head on the top. Early 60s Ludwig Universal Speed Master kick pedal with a Vater Vintage Bomber  lamb's wool style beater. 12"x3.5" Remo Buffalo snare. The vintage no name 16" ride is on a super lightweight cymbal arm that just happens to slide down right over the floor tom leg. Early 60s Zildjian 14" hi hats on an early 60s Ludwig Model 1123-1  hi hat stand with Spur Lok heel plate. This is a fast little kit. The RA head really opens up the floor tom, allowing a nice deep tuning. The floor tom is one of the nicer MIJ models, with 8 lugs (offset!) The snare is just a Remo Buffalo drum that I screwed some snare wires into right under the head. There's a post on this blog showing how to do it - I love the way a Buffalo snare sounds - dry, dry, dry! I drilled two holes in the floor tom and bolted the snare right to the floor tom shell. Voila! A nice little 3 piece kit. I keep this one right beside my bed. I'll post some more pics here soon as well as video.