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Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
James Moyer U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.82 Clarity of Response 9.89 Timeliness 9.82 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 125	Anything in percussion or drums. Macintosh computers or music software
Lynne May U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.80 Clarity of Response 9.98 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 146	Any questions regarding drumming--rudiments, fills, beats, reading music, tabs, other topics. Any questions regarding drums--buying, tuning, etc. Please do not flag questions as "private". To do so prevents others from benefiting from the answer. For this reason,I will not answer private questions.
David Anfuso U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability 8.00 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 3	I can answer questions about new and vintage drums. I specialize in the history of vintage drums and drum companies.
Chris Fonck U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.83 Clarity of Response 9.75 Timeliness 9.92 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 42	I can answer questions regarding drum repair,refinishing, and restoration, as well as marching and orchestral techniques and drum tech at the high school/college level. I have limited knowledge of drum history, and would not be a complete source for that information.
Paul E U.K. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.63 Clarity of Response 9.76 Timeliness 9.86 Politeness 9.94 Total Questions 289	I can answer questions about repairing drums,recovering,modifying,and custom design. Questions about gigging ie. attitude to others, agents,punters,band members, family and friends etc. The philosophy of drums in general, oh yea there is a philosophy in drums and drumming.
Justin Robards U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.87 Clarity of Response 9.97 Timeliness 9.68 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 186	I can answer questions on any marching or symphonic percussion instruments. I can give ideas for pit setups, battery setups, practice procedures, or anything else marching or symphonic percussion-wise. I can pretty much cover all percussion categories but I am not as strong as I`d like to be in latin and african percussion. Marching percussion is my forte. PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME HOW MUCH A VINTAGE DRUM OR MALLET INSTRUMENT IS WORTH. I AM NOT AN ARCHIVER. ASK A LOCAL MUSIC STORE FOR THIS. Thanks!
John M. Aldridge U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.80 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 9.50 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 32	Questions related to vintage drums, drum history, drum engraving, drum construction, drum design
the"Drum Doctor"/ Mike Fillion U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.89 Clarity of Response 9.93 Timeliness 9.95 Politeness 9.95 Total Questions 1713	All percussion & drum questions including:history-construction- repairs,refinishing,restorations,conversions,custom building & cymbal questions.Also any questions about the music business-touring-studios and producing.
Gabriel U.S. On Vacation returns 11/30/2009 View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.94 Clarity of Response 9.90 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 223	I answer a variety of drums & percussion related questions. I have multiple music degrees and years of experience in the field. When asking your question: 1. Please be clear in your message. 2. Provide actual question(s). 3. Please keep it short and concise. 4. Save my one-question-per-day for someone else if you can find the answer on your own. Please, no questions regarding: serial numbers, appraisals, pricing, value, restorations, or when a particular instrument was made. Thank you.

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2009-11-14 drum software:

This depends on what computer you have. If you have a Mac, there are hundreds of drum loops built into GargageBand, which one of the iLife of applications that comes free on the computer. Windows is not

2009-11-12 Cutting down drum shells...:

Steve, if you have never done this before---OR---- you do not have an experienced woodworker that could help you--- PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS!!!!! I have seen what can happen when the shell

2009-11-11 2 Questions:

Chris, I do not know much about this type of music, but if it is like other forms of music, then the majority of it is recorded live. When that certain group plays out live, the drummer has to

2009-11-10 value of vintage snare drum:

David, Unless this drum has a badge on it that says "Ludwig"-- then it is NOT a Ludwig snare. It looks like an import snare from the middle to late 60's. The color is White Marine Pearl. This

2009-11-09 Old Drums & Their Value:

Dennis, The easiest way to put a value on these drums is to find a similar, new Tama Swingstar kit and multiply the cost by .5 and .6. This will give you an average market value. Example. Let's