Hello Cocktailers
I stumbled upon this site quite by accident and very glad I did. I find it quite interesting and informative. It has also caused me to embark on a new hobby, so I bought a set of Cocktail drums. I have been a professional drummer for over 45yrs and have never thought about trying them.
I understand now why you have to put new heads on them and change out the cymbals.
Tricky little devils to tune, aren't they.
Well, I've ordered new heads and cymbals.
I'll post the results as soon as possible.
thanks for all of the fantstic information and ideas from all members.
Dr. Ron
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Hi,Dr.Ron!
Good to hear that you just bought a Cocktail drum.Well!I can tell you.That's the best thing about Coctail drum.It may look very simple & strange.But...once you start play and really go into it....you will never want to stop.I can stop playing my normal drum-set few days,but not my Cocktail drum.(I have to play it at lease 1hrs every day! then I feel good!
).
Peter
Good to hear that you just bought a Cocktail drum.Well!I can tell you.That's the best thing about Coctail drum.It may look very simple & strange.But...once you start play and really go into it....you will never want to stop.I can stop playing my normal drum-set few days,but not my Cocktail drum.(I have to play it at lease 1hrs every day! then I feel good!
).Peter
Hey John
Thanks for the heads up. I've only had the drums 3days ,so I have a lot to learn. I still like to play my regular drums. I took a few years off and got really rusty. I practice every day.
If you would like to see some great cocktail drumming , check out this kid ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGBgDC3BLPA
Dr Ron
Thanks for the heads up. I've only had the drums 3days ,so I have a lot to learn. I still like to play my regular drums. I took a few years off and got really rusty. I practice every day.
If you would like to see some great cocktail drumming , check out this kid ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGBgDC3BLPA
Dr Ron
Yes I'm a lefty. I set up sort of lefty. It's one of the reasons I switched to a cocktail kit actually. I had a regular kit set up lefty and never got used to having the feet swapped. I play the feet like a righty and hands like a lefty because I never had my own kit and had to play on righty stuff that was already set up. So now that I have my hats to the right (but using a cable remote I operate them with my left foot) I can play open handed and it's nice. the only trouble I still have is that my brain sees my right foot under the hats and still gets confused about which foot does what sometimes. The power of association is strong.dr. ron wrote:Zimbop
Thanks for the howdy, did I read that you were a left handed drummer? I am also, but I set up my drums lefty. Everything is reversed.
The kid is pretty good, isn't he? I love the sound of his kit. Apparently it is a custom job. I'd like to know about the heads he is useing.
Dr Ron
Zimbob
Sound confusing, but at least you won't get alzhimers, keeps your brain active huh?
I've got my hats on the left for the cocktail set. It avoids the crossover. I might get a remote hi hat for my regular drums and put it on the left as well. As soon as I have my cocktail renovations finished I'll post a pic. I think I have a good idea for a complete cymbal stand (hi hats / ride /crash). Just waiting for the hardware right now and then i'll test drive it. If it works I'll post the idea.
Dr Ron
Sound confusing, but at least you won't get alzhimers, keeps your brain active huh?
I've got my hats on the left for the cocktail set. It avoids the crossover. I might get a remote hi hat for my regular drums and put it on the left as well. As soon as I have my cocktail renovations finished I'll post a pic. I think I have a good idea for a complete cymbal stand (hi hats / ride /crash). Just waiting for the hardware right now and then i'll test drive it. If it works I'll post the idea.
Dr Ron
We have different issues then. I play the hats with my right hand, so I don't cross over either.dr. ron wrote:Zimbob
Sound confusing, but at least you won't get alzhimers, keeps your brain active huh?
I've got my hats on the left for the cocktail set. It avoids the crossover. I might get a remote hi hat for my regular drums and put it on the left as well. As soon as I have my cocktail renovations finished I'll post a pic. I think I have a good idea for a complete cymbal stand (hi hats / ride /crash). Just waiting for the hardware right now and then i'll test drive it. If it works I'll post the idea.
Dr Ron
dr. ron wrote:I play traditional ,but get this, I'm not even left handed. I don't know why , but that's the way I started when I was 15yrs. old. I'm 65 now. I think it's too late to change.
Good luck with all your endeavors.
Dr Ron
I guess no matter how you mix it up, the half-lefty, half-righty thing is interesting to deal with.
Welcome to a space where individuality indeed is of the highest order.
I've played around with the arrangement of stuff on my drum. Comments from a professional drummer led me to try a more conventional setup - I posted a pic in the gallery here. It didn't work well so I went back to what is decidedly a mixed setup style - closed hihat on my right, cymba lcenter and bongos on my left. Two other drummers characterized my cocktail set, one as "the weirdest, most unusable drumset I've ever seen" and the other, "Cool set. It sounds good ,if unconventional." Mostly I do it because it's fun.
I've played around with the arrangement of stuff on my drum. Comments from a professional drummer led me to try a more conventional setup - I posted a pic in the gallery here. It didn't work well so I went back to what is decidedly a mixed setup style - closed hihat on my right, cymba lcenter and bongos on my left. Two other drummers characterized my cocktail set, one as "the weirdest, most unusable drumset I've ever seen" and the other, "Cool set. It sounds good ,if unconventional." Mostly I do it because it's fun.
gallery2.php
Here's the web address for the specific picture - it seemed to get me there.. If not just ask and I'll repost it. there are a few other pics of the drum in the gallery aswell.
Here's the web address for the specific picture - it seemed to get me there.. If not just ask and I'll repost it. there are a few other pics of the drum in the gallery aswell.
Well, that didn't work...
<img src='http://www.cocktaildrum.com/gallery2/ma ... alNumber=1'>
There's another attempt. Last resort - If you search the gallery under "rmoehle" that should get you there.
<img src='http://www.cocktaildrum.com/gallery2/ma ... alNumber=1'>
There's another attempt. Last resort - If you search the gallery under "rmoehle" that should get you there.