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Vintage Snare Drums

Author: Michael Curotto

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781423409236

Move over guitar collectors, it's time to give the drummers some ink. One of the world's most valuable collections of vintage snare drums is presented in this beautiful, full-color gift book. The snare drum collector's market is heating up, becoming the next area of interest for music historians and instrument collectors. Highlights: * The book features 84 of the rarest vintage snare drums from Curotto's collection of more than 420. The drums are gold plated/engraved, silver plated/engraved and black engraved snare drums, plus a "Future Collectable" section. * Every snare gets a complete historical description of all facets of its components and the back-story on its creation and where it was "found" before Curotto acquired it. * Brands covered include the most famous manufacturers - Ludwig, Slingerland, Gladstone, Leedy, Gretsch and Wurlitzer. * Photographed with the highest-quality digital camera, the images are gorgeous in detail and lighting. This will make a great gift book.

Guide to Vintage Drums

Author: John Aldridge

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780931759796

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The Ludwig Book

Author: Rob Cook

Publisher: Rebeats Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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The Ludwig Book by Rob Cook is the definitive business and historical guide to this legendary drum manufacturer. Includes dozens of interviews, a 64-page color section, a dating guide including every catalogued Ludwig snare drum and outfit, and a handy CD-ROM. Interview sections include the top executives from Ludwig's heyday in the 1960s: Karl Dustman, Frank Baxpehler and Dick Schory, as well as todays leaders: William F. Ludwig III, Todd Trent and Jim Catalano. There are also special segments on Ludwig Electronics, Phase II, and detailed sections about the gear used by famous drummers such as John Bonham and Ringo Starr.

The Rogers Book

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Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1999-11-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1476851379

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(Book). In this book, author Rob Cook gives the complete history of the Rogers Drum Company, whose drums, in the words of Not-So-Modern Drummer editor John Aldridge, were "the Cadillac of the 1960s...(whose) innovations in hardware design have been copied by almost every drum manufacturer in existence." The Rogers Book covers the company's east coast beginnings, the Covington, OH era, English Rogers, the CBS era, and much more. It includes a list of Rogers endorsees, a comprehensive guide for dating equipment, a color section showing old catalogs and drum colors, the parts listings from all Rogers catalogs, a list of current resources, and lots of photographs throughout. This is a must-have for all drum enthusiasts!

Primary Handbook for Snare Drum

Author: Garwood Whaley

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780634027536

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(Meredith Music Percussion). A brand new edition of this internationally acclaimed classic snare drum method with access to online recordings of play-along tracks. This reengraved comprehensive and musical beginning through intermediate level method includes reading studies, duets, stick control exercises, multiple drum studies, rudiments and student composition assignments. Click here for a YouTube video on Primary Handbook for Snare Drum Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary

The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary as Taught by Alan Dawson

Author: John Ramsay

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 1998-10

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9780769265247

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Alan Dawson was a legendary drummer and educator, known for his work with the top artists in jazz as well as for his 18-year association with Berklee College of Music. This new text and online audio combination was put together by John Ramsay, a prominent drummer in his own right and a former student of Dawson's. The book contains all the important techniques and concepts that Alan Dawson embraced in his own playing and subsequently taught to his students. The recordings include some remastered audio examples from actual lessons taught by Dawson himself over the years. This is a highly comprehensive textbook from a jazz master.

The Gretsch Drum Book

Author: Rob Cook

Publisher: Rebeats Press

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781888408201

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(Book). The Gretsch Drum Book by Rob Cook in collaboration with John Sheridan is a complete business history of the Gretsch Drum Company and dating guide for Gretsch drums. From the founding of the company in 1883, every significant management change of direction is discussed right up to the current era in which owner Fred W. Gretsch partners with KMC Music. A history of Gretsch artist relations includes an alphabetic list of every Gretsch drum endorser from 1936 to 2012 with photos of over 200 of them. The dating guide illustrates every catalog, color, badge, snare drum, drum kit, and hardware item catalogued through the 130-year history of Gretsch drums.

Gretsch Drums

Author: Chet Falzerano

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780931759987

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Stick Control

Author: George Lawrence Stone

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2013-11-06

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1457433761

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George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.

The Slingerland Book

Author: Rob Cook

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2004-04-01

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 1476852618

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(Book). Slingerland is one of the greatest drum companies of all-time. Rob Cook has lovingly compiled the Slingerland story, with detailed chapters on the family, the Boston background, the company through the decades, Slingerland endorsees and personnel, the Gretsch/HSS era, Gibson's acquisition, and much more. The book features a detailed dating guide, classic ads and catalog pages, and lots of stunning full-color and B&W photos throughout.