Recent content by larryace

Musicality is born inside. Musical ideas are just that...ideas. In other words, I could have impeccable technique, but if my ideas aren't there, what's the use of the technique? The best way I know how to get ideas is to listen to music I aspire to play, and emulate if not outright steal it. All...

My recorder

Hendrix washers. I'll have to check them out. Thanks Winston. If Winston loves them that's good enough for me. Someguy's suggestion also looks like a winner. Good stuff man, I'm digging it

Hey man thanks for the tip on the wood website. It's kind of the whole second step, deciding to do it, then getting it. At probably less than $175 after shipping and tax, it's certainly worth it. Should I rough up the shells before applying the veneer? You know, show 'em who's boss? :)

It turns out I need only 2 - 4'x8' sheets of veneer. 120 shekels. I'm there. The deepest shell is less than 24" so I can use the sheets efficiently with minimal waste. I'm looking for opinions here. I was considering a cherry veneer. Over a birch shell. Initially I wanted birch because it's a...

I considered that. I'm pretty sure veneer is much thinner than wraps, but I don't know for sure. These Eames shells aren't what I would call thin. So I don't want more mass. Also I'm not a good wood finisher. I make things work. Making them look good is someone else's job. I do feel I could do a...

Thank you everyone for your helpful suggestions. Sanding is out, lathing is out, wrap was considered. I'm going with a birch veneer when I do it. Not sure yet if I will keep it natural or stain it. I really want woodgrain. Piano Black was never really a first choice.

In 2022 I'll re-assess. I'm not doing any gigs before then.

I was taught that I have the same amount of fat cells as the day I was born. Only their size changes. So which is it?

Sounds like a job for Mr. Grinding Wheel...

Your greatest desires are placed right past your fears It's the fear that's your enemy not your playing.

I didn't know it at the time, but looking back, before age 12, I was unknowingly influenced primarily by Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Jim Gordon, Roger Hawkins, Benny Benjamin, Pistol Allen and Uriel Jones. So "The Wrecking Crew", "The Swampers" and the Motown drummers. Kinda happy about that...

My first time playing in a club I was 15 (1974), clearly underage, and doing a sit-in/audition in a Southern NJ club, Mr. M's. I got kicked off after one song lol. It's a "Gentlemens" club now

Sticks4Drums was his original and most known handle here, there were others. Balto was one. Glen was Mapex Saturn's biggest unpaid endorser EVA. He was famous for an outdoor pic of his Artic White Saturns. There were like what 98 drums in that pic? And he pushed them at every opportunity. He's...

FWIW, record yourself as you play these books. Play to songs too. Listen back hard for areas you don't like. Keep what doesn't bother you and re-think the parts that do. When you don't have to actually play and can allocate all your brain power to listening...I'm just saying that it moved me...