This is a Premier Royal Ace snare drum in red sparkle finish, manufactured in England in the mid 1960s. This is the first snare drum I owned. Bought by my step-father in an auction in Edinburgh in 1994, to add to a similarly-aged Premier drum kit he had acquired as part of a house clearance […]
Sentimental Snare Drum Stories. 1 – Red Sparkle Premier Royal Ace Read More »
I would highly recommend a restoration to any drummer who has some spare time. The art of dismantling, cleaning and reassembling drums helps us to understand their design and construction on a deeper level and we can gain more respect for the instrument when we put time, care and effort into bringing a drum kit
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In this first part of a series of blogs I discuss the process involved in how and why I selected the drum kit to be used for a recording session. I will be open and honest about all of the aspects and issues of this particular studio session and my overall experience of being called upon for session
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