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Vol 1 Issue 1
Valued Customers,
As the Summer months begin to fly by, Steve Weiss Music continues to move
forward with adding more and more products to our website.
We are very proud to announce that as of today, all of our in stock STICKS,
MALLETS, and BEATERS are now available to purchase on our website. Over 1400
items, by far the largest selection and variety on any website, can be viewed
and purchased 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from the comfort of
your own home or office.
In addition to these products, we have also added Drum Pads and Muffles, along with a portion of our available Bags, Cases, and Covers. We will continue to fill in more products from these categories in the next few months.
Please check back often as we continue to provide our valued customers with more
and more choices to fill all of your percussive needs.
Thank you for your continued support.
Tom Becker
General Manager
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WORLD BEAT CERAMIC DOUMBEK REVIEW…by Jim O'Connor
The first thing that strikes you (ahem) about the World Beat Doumbek, is its rustic terra cotta look. They're actually made with volcanic ash from Mt. Pinatuba, and feature three "tribal designs", pre-tuned goatskin heads, with woven rattan reinforcement to additionally secure the head, and to protect the bottom of the drum. More...
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E-TIP STICKS FROM REGAL-TIP REVIEW...by Mike Sikora, Product Specialist
A recent and notable addition to our product offering is the new E Tip Sticks from Regal Tip. E Tips (named due to their on profile resemblance to the letter E) are an innovative approach to the now familiar nylon tip stick. The nylon tip stick itself a revolution in it's day, was the development of Regal Tips founder Joe Calato and designed to solve the sonic and durability problems that drummers would encounter as a result of quick wearing wooden tip sticks. Well Joe's done it again! Here he's used the same durable material and time test manufacturing
techniques but by reshaping the tip and created a stick and tip that not only solves the durability problem but offers much more to the player.More...
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CIVIL WAR DRUMMING...by J. Charles Nicholson, esq.
Imagine being 12 years old and enlisting in the army. That's just what
thousands of young boys did between the years of 1861-1865 during the American Civil War. They enlisted as musicians, drummers and fifers. Why would someone so young leave the comforts of home to take up an instrument and join the swelling war? Some thought joining the army would be a great adventure, an opportunity to see places they would otherwise never have been able to see.
Others answered the call to fight for their country, their land, and their beliefs. Musicians, at $21 per month, were also paid more than the normal rifleman! Whatever the cause, Union or Confederate, being a Civil War musician was not as easy as one might believe.More...
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PRIMERO PRO BONGOS BY PEARL PERCUSSION REVIEW...by Tom E. Tunz
Pearl Percussion has introduced the perfect marriage of professional grade bongos at a beginner price. The PWB100DX Primero Pro Bongos feature the same Contour Crowns, Heads, and Hardware as on the high-end Elite Series Drums. The
shells are made from Thai Oak and are finished in an exclusive Carbon Vapor Laqcuer.More...
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