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Snare drums may be made from various wood, metal, acrylic, or composite, e.g., fiberglass materials. [5] A typical diameter for snare drums is 14 in (36 cm). Marching snare drums are deeper (taller) in size than snare drums normally used for orchestral or drum kit purposes, often measuring 12 in deep (tall).
Tabors were constructed of wood for the body of the drum with the stretched membrane made out of some type of skin. [5] It was primarily used for the outdoors. [5] The tabor is a precursor to the side drum. [7] The common way of playing the tabor together with the pipe produced the effect of a single person band.
Premier Music International Limited is an English musical instruments manufacturing company based in Kibworth. The company, founded in 1922, currently produces drum kits , sticks and accessories. [ 1 ]
On Sept. 5, 1964, ahead of a Beatles concert in Chicago, Ludwig Drums gave Ringo Starr a gold-plated snare drum as thanks for choosing the brand. Sales had exploded after the band appeared on ...
The Mount Kisco Ancient Fife and Drum Corps [6] has the best-known collection of Moeller drums, which are still being played today. The Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps, [7] of which Moeller was a member from 1930 to 1935, purchased five snare drums at $85.00 each (~$830.00 each in 2021 dollars) from Moeller, who delivered them personally on August ...
He wrote The Solo Timpanist in 1963, [6] followed by Marching Drums in 1964. [7] He wrote for beginning snare drum with his Snare Drum Method Book I - Elementary [8] and Snare Drum Method Book II - Intermediate, [9] published in 1967 and 1968. These books combined the concepts of orchestral snare drum technique with 30 Drum rudiments.
During the 1960s, he started the Henry Adler Music Publishing Company. His books include How to Play Latin American Rhythm Instruments, Hand Development Techniques, and 4-Way Coordination: A Method Book for the Development of Complete Independence on the Drum Set. He also published instruction books by countless other authors.
One of the oldest existing models of drums manufactured by Sonor is a 1942 Johannes Link Parade Snare, a very heavy snare drum with an aluminum shell and thick tension rods. [3] A drum-set made by Sonor, cymbals by Meinl and Paiste. In the 1980s, Sonor's tagline was "The Rolls of drums".