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The Drum Handbook: Buying, Maintaining and Getting the Best from Your Drum Kit

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I came across this book and took a look at its table of contents and thought "Oh, just the basic information about drums I'm sure I'll find in any other general drum info book"... WRONG! This book is good stuff! If you're new to the drumming world like me and only got a chance to play on someone else's drum set and never knew where to look to learn about all this drum stuff like the different types of hardware qualities, whats the difference between a steel snare drum and a wooden one, etc. This book explains it. I have to say, just the 1st chapter about the basics taught me so much I'd have to pay double the amount this book costs just to get a teacher to take me on a tour like that...
I recommend it for anyone who might not be too experienced or has not had too much exposure to the drumming world because this book explains a lot of the information very well.
On a side note tho, if you've never drummed or have not much of an idea about some technical terms like snare throw-offs, you might have some prolbems when you come across these terms.

I have been playing on and off for the last 10 years, and am looking to buy a new kit. I wasn't sure exactly what to go for due to the huge choice available out there. This book is excellent in that it gives you a very clear understanding of the entire drum kit and breaks everything down. Types of shells, cymbals, hardware whether vintage is good or not etc. Would have been so lost without it.

Picked up this book once I decided to buy a new kit and just couldn't put it down. Geoff Nicholls used his knowledge and superb British wit to walk through every aspect of the drum set, explaining the ins and outs of each drum, cymbal, head and hardware. Especially valuable were the various perspectives on how noted drummers prefer to have their drums set up and how they play. After drumming on and off for nearly 30 years on a kit that I pieced together starting with a snare drum, I am now in a position to buy new drums and was needing to figure out what I really wanted. Mr. Nicholls' book provided everything I needed and then some! I am sorry that there weren't more pages, quite honestly. Great book!

This is a must have book if you are going to buy a drumset or already own one and would like to know more about drumsets and cymbals. It covers everything. Sticks, how to tune your drums, ect. I don't think I have seen a book like it.