Description

Move over guitar collectors, it's time to give the drummers some ink. One of the world's most valuable collections of vintage snare drums is presented in this beautiful, full-color gift book. The snare drum collector's market is heating up, becoming the next area of interest for music historians and instrument collectors. Highlights: * The book features 84 of the rarest vintage snare drums from Curotto's collection of more than 420. The drums are gold plated/engraved, silver plated/engraved and black engraved snare drums, plus a "Future Collectable" section. * Every snare gets a complete historical description of all facets of its components and the back-story on its creation and where it was "found" before Curotto acquired it. * Brands covered include the most famous manufacturers - Ludwig, Slingerland, Gladstone, Leedy, Gretsch and Wurlitzer. * Photographed with the highest-quality digital camera, the images are gorgeous in detail and lighting. This will make a great gift book.

Features

• Published by Hal Leonard 190 Pages
• (180 pages, 11 inch. x 8-1/2 inch.) by Michael Curotto
• Author: Michael Curotto

Description

A clear, 3mil bottom snare drumhead. The American Vintage™ series has a slightly larger hoop diameter to allow for an easy fit on most vintage drumshells.

Features

• Snare Side drumhead
• 3mil thick
• Slightly larger diameter for older vintage drums

Description

The offset snare wire for a 14 Inches premier 2000 snare drum has two parallel rows of 7 strands each, separate by a gap in the center designed to decrease the overall vibration of the wires. Not only is the result a drier and crisper sound, but the wires will be less influenced by sympathetic vibrations from other drums and instruments. The snare has an overall length of 16 1/8 Inches, and a strand length of 15 Inches (including the soldered area on each end-plate). each end plate has two key-holes designed to hook onto the drum's strainer system. Puresound's vintage series snare wires are designed not only to replace worn and no longer available wires on vintage snares, they are also designed to enhance the performance of those classic drums.

Features

• Designed for 14" vintage Premier 2000 snare drums, 14 strands of wire
• Evenly spaced coiled snare wires offer consistent snare response
• Gap between sets of coils decreases the overall vibration of the wires, allowing the shell of the drum to speak
• Overall length of 16 1/8" with a strand length of 15" (from solder point to solder point)
• End plates include two key-holes designed to hook onto the drum's strainer system

Description

The snare wire for a 14 inches radio king snare drums utilizing the clam shell style strainer (used from the 1940s through the early 60s) has 16 strands, an overall length of 15 7/8 inches, and a strand length of 15 inches (including the soldered area on each end-plate). both end-plates have a 1/4 inches hole in the center for attachment of the wire to the strainer frame via a screw. puresound's vintage series snare wires are designed not only to replace worn and no longer available wires on vintage snares, they are also designed to enhance the performance of those classic drums.

Features

• Designed for 14" vintage Slingerland Radio King Clam Shell snare drums, 16 strands of wire
• Evenly spaced coiled snare wires offer consistent snare response
• Overall length of 15 7/8", and a strand length of 15" (from solder point to solder point)
• Both end plates have a 1/4" hole in the center for attachment of the wire to the strainer frame via a screw
• All PureSound Snare Wires are designed and manufactured in the USA

Description

A coated, single ply medium weight drumhead. The American Vintage™ series has a slightly larger hoop diameter to allow for an easy fit on most vintage drumshells. This drumhead features a special coating that has the look, feel and warm sound of a calfskin head.

Features

• Vintage coating
• 10mil thick drumhead
• Ideal for Jazz
• Slightly larger diameter for older vintage drums

Description

The snare wire for a vintage 14 Inches tama imperial star snare drum has 19 strands, an overall length of 17 1/8 Inches, and a strand length of 15 1/4 Inches (including the soldered area on each end-plate). Both end-plates have a unique end-plate with a large hole that simplifies their attachment to the strainer. Puresound's vintage series snare wires are designed not only to replace worn and no longer available wires on vintage snares, they are also designed to enhance the performance of those classic drums.

Features

• Designed for 14" vintage Tama Imperial Star snare drums, 19 strands of wire
• Evenly spaced coiled snare wires offer consistent snare response
• Overall length of 17 1/8", and a strand length of 15 1/4" (from solder point to solder point)
• Both end-plates have a large hole that allows for easy attachment to the strainer and butt-plate
• All PureSound Snare Wires are designed and manufactured in the USA

Description

A coated, single ply medium weight drumhead. This drumhead features a special coating that has the look, feel and warm sound of a calfskin head.

Features

• Vintage coating
• 10mil thick drumhead
• Ideal for Jazz

Description

Award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton reexamines the Salem witch trials in this startlingly original, meticulously researched, and utterly riveting study. In 1692 the people of Massachusetts were living in fear, and not solely of satanic afflictions. Horrifyingly violent Indian attacks had all but emptied the northern frontier of settlers, and many traumatized refugees—including the main accusers of witches—had fled to communities like Salem. Meanwhile the colony’s leaders, defensive about their own failure to protect the frontier, pondered how God’s people could be suffering at the hands of savages. Struck by the similarities between what the refugees had witnessed and what the witchcraft “victims” described, many were quick to see a vast conspiracy of the Devil (in league with the French and the Indians) threatening New England on all sides. By providing this essential context to the famous events, and by casting her net well beyond the borders of Salem itself, Norton sheds new light on one of the most perplexing and fascinating periods in our history.

The story of the Salem witchcraft trials is well known, from both historical accounts and dramatic retellings, such as Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. Cornell historian Mary Beth Norton now offers a significant reinterpretation of the events that (by her count) led to legal action against at least 144 people, 54 confessions of witchcraft, 19 hangings, and one "pressing to death ... by heavy stones." Norton's contribution is to contextualize what happened. She studies not just Salem itself, but all of Essex County and northern New England, because so many of the people involved in the witchcraft crisis didn't live in Salem proper. She also says these grim events must be understood in relation to King William's War, which the early Americans called the Second Indian War. This frontier conflict and the religious interpretations thrust upon it created the conditions for what happened in Salem and the surrounding region, which, says Norton, would not have occurred in the war's absence. As might be expected, her narrative does not proceed along traditional lines. It is driven more by the academic imperative to break scholarly ground than by the urge to tell a harrowing story. For readers interested in knowing what really happened at Salem, though, In the Devil's Snare may be the best source. --John J. Miller

Description

The snare wire for 14 Inches snare drums utilizing the slingerland zoomatic strainer have 20 strands, an overall length of 14 Inches, and a strand length of 13 Inches (including the soldered area on each end-plate). One end plate has a modern configuration for attachment (via string or strap), while the other end has a steel strap riveted to the center. Puresound's vintage series snare wires are designed not only to replace worn and no longer available wires on vintage snares, they are also designed to enhance the performance of those classic drums.

Features

• Designed for 14" vintage Slingerland Zoomatic snare drums, 20 strands of wire
• Evenly spaced coiled snare wires offer consistent snare response
• Overall length of 14", and a strand length of 13" (from solder point to solder point)
• One end plate has a modern configuration for attachment with string or strap, the other plate has a steel strap riveted to the center
• All PureSound Snare Wires are designed and manufactured in the USA