Drummery thigns to do at the U.K.?

Banzai · #1 03-14-2008, 01:04 AM

In July this year I'm going to the UK on a study trip, we'll visit edinburgh, york, and london.
I wanted to know good places to go to and things to do that any drummer must see or will find interesting please.

Thx in advance.

GRUNTERSDAD · #2 03-14-2008, 02:19 AM

I would say go to MFB's house and try his Italian made drums.

#3 03-14-2008, 02:23 AM

Good luck finding me in July. God knows where I'll be or what I'll be doing. But I'll probably be further North than I usually am come September.

I need to do some work to my drums right now. A bit of bearing edge re-sealing, polishing out the dents and hardware maintenance. They've had a VERY tough eight months or so...

Alternatively, you could try my Swiss, Turkish and Canadian cymbal collection...

/Tongue in Cheek.

Tutin · #4 03-18-2008, 04:03 AM

I live in Edinburgh, well I won't in July but I might be there. There's a cool drum shop, not an awful lot less. Though I would recommend going to "the jazz bar". There's a great drummer plays there Tuesdays and Thursdays.

aboylikedave · #5 03-18-2008, 05:28 PM

In London Denmark Street ('Tin Pan Alley' as it was known in the 60s as the centre of the sheet music industry) would be well worth a visit. Well, there's only two drum shops there now and both v small, but although I'm not a guitarist the guitar shops are v interesting - lots of rare and vintage stuff. The music book/video shop is quite good too. Then go for a cup of tea over the road in the jazz music shop/cafe on the first floor of Foyles bookshop. I live nearby and its my favourite London afternoon. Afterwards you can walk down to Footes shop in Golden Square through Soho.