[Gatesedge] drums

[D. Vandever]

More like an incorragible punster....so don't incorrage him (or Caitlin for
that matter).
Annes
Dear God,  Help me to be the person
my dog thinks I am.  Amen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Young, Carolyn" <Carolyn.Young at goodmanmfg.com>
To: <gatesedge at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:37 PM
Subject: RE: [Gatesedge] drums


> You'll have to excuse Michael, folks, for that last line.  He is an
> invertebrate punster (spinelessly unable to avoid a pun).
>
> Caitlin
>
> Carolyn B. Young
> Goodman Mfg.
> IT - Branch
> 713/861.2500 ext 425
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Tucker [mailto:mtucker at airmail.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:23 PM
> To: gatesedge at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Gatesedge] drums
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 02:38 PM, Walick the Wanderer wrote:
>
> > Where can I get a drum?, how much should I expect to
> > pay?, what type of drum would you recomend?, and is
> > there a type that is needed to balance out what others have?
> >
> > =====
> >
> > WALICK
> >
>
> Hi, Walick:
>
> There are a few local (Houston) shops where you can get a limited
> selection of drums. The Drum Shop on North Loop 610 (near Ella, I
> think) is where I bought my djembe. You can probably check the Yellow
> Pages or search Google (http://www.google.com/) for drum shops in the
> Houston area and find others.
>
> There's a mail-order company called Mid-East Manufacturing. They make
> all sorts of Middle Eastern ethnic instruments. They're based in
> Florida, believe it or not; a true-blue USA company, if that matters to
> you. They have all sorts of information on their web site at
> <http://www.mid-east.com/>, including descriptions of the instruments.
> You are probably interested in getting a doumbek ("doom'-bek"), also
> called a dourbeke ("dur-bek'-ee"). See
> <http://www.mid-east.com/Info/doumbeks.html>.
>
> Your choices pretty much boil down to either a ceramic or metal shell
> for the drum, and either a natural (skin) or synthetic head. Metal
> shells are more durable than ceramic, but sound tinnier (to my ears);
> and natural (skin) heads sound a little more... well, natural than
> synthetic heads, but are far more sensitive to changes in humidity (a
> big deal in Ansteorra; no big deal in the Outlands). To each his own.
>
> My favorite drum is a ceramic (I like the sound) doumbek with a
> synthetic head (important around here with the high humidity), which
> was ordered from Mid-East Manufacturing. You can see a picture of it
> here
> <http://www.mid-east.com/cgi-bin/shopper.exe?preadd=action&key=CDNP>.
> It costs $90 plus shipping, which is (in my opinion) about what you
> should expect to pay for a basic doumbek (somewhere in the $75 to $150
> range).
>
> I don't own stock or anything in Mid-East, but I like their products
> and I think their web site is an excellent resource for answers to
> questions such as yours. However, I advise you to go to some drum
> workshops and/or practice sessions, take at look at other people's
> drums, give them a try, and find out what you like before you spend any
> money on a drum of your own.
>
> You should also get a sturdy, well-padded carrying case of some kind
> for whatever drum you end up with, especially if you settle on a
> ceramic drum. Gravity and driveways are poison for them; a single drop
> can kill one. :-)
>
> Yours,
> Michael Silverhands
>
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