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Proper Maintenance

When it comes to the nuts and bolts of a drum set and all the hardware that holds it in place, there is no substitute for good maintenance.  A poorly maintained kit will provide you many bad memories of scrambling to fix something either just before, or during an important performance you are playing in. Face it – any performance is important and it is good practice to not screw ANYTHING up, if possible.  When on stage you want everything to go smoothly so the audience remembers the music, the performance - not the time the drummer’s cowbell fell onto his snare mic during that delicate intro!   ~~  Find us online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~

What's To Come

With the New Year approaching we have been discussing future plans for the Drum It With Brummet blog, and have come up with some fantastic projects - some of which Dave is proud to share with you below: What's To Come: Over the many years of teaching drums and percussion my students have asked many mechanical questions regarding this complicated instrument we play. As well as the playing aspect, there is so much to consider when you are out playing gigs on a regular basis. Whether it is a broken part or something gone missing, or worse -  stolen, there is always something you need to be prepared to fix in a pinch.  Having been in the music business for over 40 years, playing both live and studio gigs I happen to have gained quite a bit of trickery when it comes to on-the-spot fixes and customizing.  Part of my drum business, other than teaching, is repairing and customizing hardware as well as advising school bands and maintaining their instruments. I also manufactur...