My New HiHat

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Found this photo from a show. How far we have advanced.

[Steamer]

What a wonderful old photo gruntersdad. Thanks for posting that.

[aydee]

Found this photo from a show. How far we have advanced.

Wow, I love the bell on that hat!

and thats got to be the prettiest stool ever..

...and whatsthatthing over where the tom should be?

Great picture, GD!

[That Guy]

When I looked at the picture I immediately heard the sound of the drums. Low bass frequency. Snare drum sounding as if the snares are really loose, but good volume. The hi-hat laying down a smooth 1/4.. I heard it all. Cool picture.

[ThroneAmbition]

Tuxedo pants, lace up dress shoes, suspenders and more than likely no air conditioning. We have come a long way.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

That tom thing looks like an indian tom or large tambourine type piece.

[Deathmetalconga]

Neat picture! I think this was called the "sock cymbal." This is before the advent of the modern drum set, before toms were redesigned to include the features of snare drums (mechanical lugs, tuning bolts, flanged hoops). There wasn't the kind of standardization we have now. Back then, the drummer was more like a percussionist and unusual sounds were part of the kit.

I would be cool to have a thread devoted to old drum pictures and hardware.

[the skin man]

Found this photo from a show. How far we have advanced.

What year is that? 1915 or something?

[GRUNTERSDAD]

He is using a piano stool, and notice the heel up technique for both feet.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Neat picture! I think this was called the "sock cymbal." This is before the advent of the modern drum set, before toms were redesigned to include the features of snare drums (mechanical lugs, tuning bolts, flanged hoops). There wasn't the kind of standardization we have now. Back then, the drummer was more like a percussionist and unusual sounds were part of the kit.

I would be cool to have a thread devoted to old drum pictures and hardware.

Good idea...start here:

http://www.vintagedrum.com/museum/museum_snares.htm

or here...

http://www.vintagedrum.com/museum/museum_sets.htm

from the Vintage Drum Museum. Mods move this as needed. Thanks

[Cymbalrider]

Those weren't "hi-hats" just yet though. Only when they made tall stands for them to be played with sticks were they called "high" hats. That "thing" on the bass drum is a Chinese tom tom. The heads were tacked on both sides and they came in different sizes and had special little holders to put them on. The other biggest differences were the big wool beater, which you can't see in the picture, and the snare drum. Check out the angles that these guys used to play at. The cymbal there is pretty much a splash but the larger bell makes some neat sounds too. The little mount that it comes on is kinda neat too. I also spy a woodblock mounted on the bass drum as well, another thing that has disappeared in modern days. I still say this one has it beat though.
http://drummerworld.com/pics/drum42/knappset.jpg

[brennenlesser]

and thats got to be the prettiest stool ever..


It's probably from his kitchen! lol

[stasz]

I love these types of pictures... nowadays there's a piece of gear for basically any setup imaginable what with drum racks, cymbal stackers, boom stands, etc. when it used to be basically a marching snare drum and bass drum with a pedal and various objects set on the bass drum.

Pretty interesting to see those Camco drumsets in that online drum museum before they became DWs.

[maddrummr]

Whoa thats different.

But I'm sure people back then would say that our drums are weird. With machines making our cymbals (well most of them).

[aydee]

Here's The Terry Bozzio of the 1920s.......

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[aydee]

Those weren't "hi-hats" just yet though. Only when they made tall stands for them to be played with sticks were they called "high" hats.[/IMG]

Oh, I get it! the things on the floor look like hats! Then they got higher. cool.

[That Guy]

Oh, I get it! the things on the floor look like hats! Then they got higher. cool.

We learn something new everyday. I never knew that. Thanks Cymbalrider!

[punkdrummer1]

woah. Great and very interesting photo's :D. I think it's great to look back and see how the world has changed so much :D

[guidrummer]

I wonder how that guy would react if I could go back in time and let him try a pair of Paiste 2002 15" sound edge hats.

[danander11]

Here's The Terry Bozzio of the 1920s.......

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Isn't that Neil Pearts dad? ;-)

[Norske]

Not that old, but could be the first "monster" rock kit. Ludwig set from 1980.

[fourstringdrums]

Not that old, but could be the first "monster" rock kit. Ludwig set from 1980.

.....is that my high school computer teacher? Looks exactly like him.

[Norske]

ROTFL! It might well be if your high school computer teacher's name was William F. Ludwig II.

[aydee]

the PLATZ snare drum, 1910

looking at all these drumsets for the early 1900s, with basically a big boomy bass drum, and huge clangy looking hats, and these funny tambourine-looking toms, I'll bet it was a lot of

" Boom clang Boo-Boom clang, Boom clang Boo-Boom clang, Boom clang, Boo-Boom clang, rippity-tippity, rippity tippity Boom clang "

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1924 Ludwig Black Beauty trap set with hand-painted calf head. Trap table is Leedy.

[thumper]

They used to call these kind of kits "trap sets" because of the wide variety of "contraptions" drummers would use in their performances. They not only carried a beat, they also would provide "sound effects" for silent movies. (such as tin whistles, maracas, kazoos, jingle bells, wooden blocks, etc.)

[Gilded]

we mustve been as smart as apes, can't even make a decent drum kit