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<blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 4974460" data-attributes="member: 34175"><p>Yes there are, but they became THE name in drums, ie Drum Workshop.</p><p>A little history lesson, DW originally started a portage and service company for local drummers, keeping their kits, fixing them and transporting,/setting them up for gigs. Then they started working on hardware. DW built their reputation on building hardware that drummers would use instead of their endorsed companies. This gave them the clout to explore custom drum building, which like all of their other exploits they took great time in crafting and are now perhaps the most exquisite drums built - of course you pay for it.</p><p></p><p>On the other side of the coin, drums and percussion, unlike stringed instruments are a really individual thing, meaning each instrument is unlike any other - for example a precision made drum with perfect bearing edges may be the "best made" drum but a hand carved tree log with zebra butt skin heads made in Kenya by some poor cattle farmer while watching his flocks may have a better sound because of it's character, regardless of the fact that by physical rules, it shouldn't even be able to produce a decent tone.</p><p></p><p>So, in some ways, that's kind of a loaded question. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> In drums, for the learned, it starts out as:</p><p>1) infatuation - what is my favorite drummer playing, I have to have it.</p><p>2) realization - why is my favorite drummer playing that, I should learn.</p><p>3) conceptualization - it might be better if my favorite drummer played x, they are made better.</p><p>4) contextualization - my favorite drummer is an idiot, why on earth is he playing those pieces of crap? - I'm playing X...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thunderfoot, post: 4974460, member: 34175"] Yes there are, but they became THE name in drums, ie Drum Workshop. A little history lesson, DW originally started a portage and service company for local drummers, keeping their kits, fixing them and transporting,/setting them up for gigs. Then they started working on hardware. DW built their reputation on building hardware that drummers would use instead of their endorsed companies. This gave them the clout to explore custom drum building, which like all of their other exploits they took great time in crafting and are now perhaps the most exquisite drums built - of course you pay for it. On the other side of the coin, drums and percussion, unlike stringed instruments are a really individual thing, meaning each instrument is unlike any other - for example a precision made drum with perfect bearing edges may be the "best made" drum but a hand carved tree log with zebra butt skin heads made in Kenya by some poor cattle farmer while watching his flocks may have a better sound because of it's character, regardless of the fact that by physical rules, it shouldn't even be able to produce a decent tone. So, in some ways, that's kind of a loaded question. :) In drums, for the learned, it starts out as: 1) infatuation - what is my favorite drummer playing, I have to have it. 2) realization - why is my favorite drummer playing that, I should learn. 3) conceptualization - it might be better if my favorite drummer played x, they are made better. 4) contextualization - my favorite drummer is an idiot, why on earth is he playing those pieces of crap? - I'm playing X... [/QUOTE]
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