no Reso

Angespornt, noch leichter zu reisen, erinnere ich mich an meine Proberaum-Kick, bei der ich vor längerer Zeit für eine Aufnahme das Resonanzfell entfernt und diesen Umstand aber bis heute bewahrt habe. Irgendwie klar, denn die Bassdrum lässt sich leicht stimmen und perfekt abnehmen. Je nach Geschmack bzw. Sustain, mal mit oder ohne Kissen (und Stein)…

Jedenfalls habe ich gestern im Yachtclub auch „meinem kleinen Superstar“ den Deckel entfernt und bin begeistert! Oldschool Optik, irgendwo zwischen Disco, Hal Blaine und Carlton Barret:

Passend dazu der Exkurs des Drum! Magazine über den Siebziger-Drumsound und „einfellige“ Trommeln:
>>Drumhead makers must have been in tears during the 1970s. Why? Because single-headed toms were the rage. In fact, many kits did not come with bottom lug hardware. Like any fad, it just “happened.” There was no formal declaration of “war against resonant heads,” but lots of people point to Hal Blaine’s performance backing Nancy Sinatra on The Ed Sullivan Show in the late 1960s. Blaine, one of the most recorded drummers, took the stage with a large kit that featured single-headed tom toms. A longtime Ludwig endorser, Blaine sent a letter to the company suggesting they market the format, and the rest, as they say, is history. Soon Ludwig released a kit called the Octa-Plus, featuring single-headed “melodic toms.” Slingerland and others followed suit with single-headed “concert toms.” Regardless of the name, the direct attack and fast decay of these drums are a crucial element of the ’70s sound.<<