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I received a catalog in the mail this week from Five Star Drum Shops, which features San Jose’s own Lemmon Percussion on the cover. In the back pages, I found a great article on tuning. The article, reminded me of a great gadget that I bought years ago–the Tama Tension Watch.

The Tension Watch lends a hand to those who find tuning by ear a challenge. Back to the tuning article, the method described is one that I find, many young drummers aren’t aware of. There are variations that can be applied, but you can’t go wrong with the technique described here. Check it out at Five-Star’s TechTips page.

~r

I’ve been away for a while due to irritating technical issues and life. My young friend Ashton Neckar, who I wrote about in one of my first posts, inspires me to get back to blogging. Ashton is the proud owner of a new Gretch kit that better suits his 7 year old body. I’ve seen some local guys playing in clubs with small scale kits like this. What a great idea! Less gear to lug around. Anyway, here’s Ashton on his new kit. Rock on Ash-Bone!

~r