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- Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:49 pm
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: Where can you find these cymbal arms?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11593
Re: Where can you find these cymbal arms?
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...
- Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:02 pm
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: Where can you find these cymbal arms?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11593
Re: Where can you find these cymbal arms?
I believe most people get the right angle Z arms and bend them to the angle they like!
- John
- John
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:45 am
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: The current Trixon cocktail kits
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30151
Re: The current Trixon cocktail kits
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...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:53 am
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: UPGRADED FORUM!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2477
Re: UPGRADED FORUM!
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
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
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:39 am
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: Getting my cocktail set soon - really excited!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5421
Re: Getting my cocktail set soon - really excited!
@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...
- Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:46 am
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: adding pics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2478
Re: adding pics
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
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
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:50 pm
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: UPGRADED FORUM!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2477
UPGRADED FORUM!
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
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
- Fri Dec 24, 2010 8:04 am
- Forum: Cocktail Drums For Sale
- Topic: Free cocktail pedal and bracket
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9029
- Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:23 am
- Forum: Your Cocktail Kit
- Topic: My old Ludwig Cocktail drum. Please help.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13403
Re: My old Ludwig Cocktail drum. Please help.
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...
- Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:05 am
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: The current Trixon cocktail kits
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30151
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...
- Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:14 pm
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: You Tube!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4320
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wd7qGxV-Yjc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed>
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:30 am
- Forum: Your Cocktail Kit
- Topic: New Cocktail Kit--Martini Drums.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11642
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:40 am
- Forum: Your Cocktail Kit
- Topic: new "kick-Conga" project.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16276
Separated at Birth??
<img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a332/ ... rs/012.jpg" width="375" height="500"> <img src="http://www.wijnandsgalaxy.com/images/real-r2d2.jpg">
- John
<img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a332/ ... rs/012.jpg" width="375" height="500"> <img src="http://www.wijnandsgalaxy.com/images/real-r2d2.jpg">
- John
- Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:31 am
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: Real Gone?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2478
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
http://realgonerockabillyband.blogspot.com/
- John
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:25 am
- Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
- Topic: Drum heads on your cocktail kit?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4460
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
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