Once found to be suitable for drum head, many people began to experiment with it and the result was the synthetic drum head we enjoy today. Want to compare drumheads across the huge aquarian, evans, and remo range. The remo 5piece rock propack offers a walletfriendly way to upgrade the typical lowquality drum heads found on many starter drum kits. Listen to the history of remo drumheads with herbie may by drum history instantly on your tablet, phone or browser no downloads needed. The history of remo drumheads with herbie may drum.
Herbie is a 32 year veteran of the remo company and shares the full history of the company with us, including the controversial debate between evans and remo and who was first to invent the synthetic. The next stage in drum head history involved a company called du pont who had been testing the synthetic polyester film mylar during the early 1940s and it soon began to be used commercially. A social history of the drum kit, specifically chapter 5 working drummers, musical labour, role playing, and authorship. Remo and sam muchnick began their experiments, and by june 1, 1957, remo, inc.
Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Remo has constantly and consistently broken new ground when it comes to industry firsts. It appeared in the tournament of roses parade and disneylands main street electrical parade for many years. Drum head history total drummer online drum lessons. The beatles and the rock era are certainly a part of remo, inc. This episode is part 1 of our conversation, part 2 will come down the road and feature the rock and roll greats of the 60s and 70s along with writing credits for drummers. Throughout the 1960s, it was a fight to gain market acceptance, as purist jazzmen preferred the sound of natural calfskin. Look no further this is the ultimate drumhead comparison chart. For over 60 years remo has constantly and consistently broken new ground when it comes to industry firsts. The heads that go on the top of your drums, the side that you hit, are called batter heads, and the bottom heads are called resonant heads.
The story behind ringos logo bass drum heads has been researched extensively by. Originally, drumheads were made from animal hide and were first. Cannot return it because i threw away the box, taking for granted that the head was the usual great quality that remo usually produces. Belli experimented with pet film as a possible material for the production of drumheads after world war ii due to its consistency in tonal qualities and resistance to weather changes. Remo has never claimed to have made the first synthetic head. Percussion planet morgan richardson remo drum head drum heads, how to. Considered by many to be the industry standard, remos coated ambassador batter drumheads provide you with an exceptional balance of attack, tone, and. He helped perfect and market the first successful synthetic drumhead. Use the search box below to filter through the drumheads. Polyester film was invented in england in the 1940s at. Sparkltone drumheads the bright new look in drum heads remo. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever. Ive never had a bad drum head from remo before, but i guess there is always a first time.
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