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Hey Steve, If you want to try this out as a poor man's Yamaha, get long piece of rod and use a cowbell clamp with a thick felt washer on top! The only problem is if the wing nut from the clamp is vertical when you tighten it. Look for a clamp with small wing nuts. You could also find thinner piece o...

I believe most people get the right angle Z arms and bend them to the angle they like!

- John

Hey Garvin, Thanks for all the great info! Good thinking on ordering by phone! I often do this with stores selling on ebay an I find I generally get faster shipping since they know the order is coming. Plus you get a sense of who you are dealing with and what they actually have in stock! Let us know...

Hi All,

I have just re-activated registration (had to turn it off again because of spambots!) THose of you who have been waiting, please try again.

Thanks

John

@private idaho: While a 14" hihat may make an OK ride, it won't really "crash" I use a mid '60s A-zildjian 18" as a ride and a crash. That way it does double duty. :P It really depends on the cymbal, your volume level, and the style of music you are playing. While most 'rock' hi...

Hi Ricky,

Try going here:

http://www.cocktaildrum.com/gallery2

I am still getting the new forum setup. Things have been a little crazy.

Yu should still be able to login with your forum account info.

Thanks!

- John

Hi All,

You have probably noticed (DUH) that the forum ha been upgraded. This was an emergency as the site was getting seriously attacked by hackers!

I will be updating the look soon, in the meantime, please let me know here if you run into any problems,

Thanks!

John

Hi Bruce, That's very generous of you! Do you think the bracket would fit a larger drum than a 14"? I know someone who lost their bracket at a gig and have been looking for a replacement but I'm not sure what size drum it is. I told him about your post and hopefully he will contact you soon. - ...

Hi Robin, Welcome to the forums! Sounds like you've got a pretty nice drum there! You are, of course, dealing with the hardest part of the all-in-one Cocktail Kit, the snare sound. There have been several discussions about snare sounds on the forum so a little searching might give you a lot of helpf...

Hey Jatesky, Congratulations on your new drum! Nice to hear some feedback on the Trixon. They look quite good and a lot of people have been interested in them. There have been a few discussions about cases on the forum a while back. Don't really know what is available these days but I have always us...

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- John

They don't have a website anymore but their Blog is still live! Looks like they are not active anymore but there is news about what all of the members are doing now:

http://realgonerockabillyband.blogspot.com/

- John

Here are a couple of relatively recent threads that discuss heads:

http://www.cocktaildrum.com/rap/viewtopic.php?t=1023

http://www.cocktaildrum.com/rap/viewtopic.php?t=956

Do a search on the forum as well. THis is a pretty popular subject that has been covered a lot here!

- John