Drum Tuning:A comprehensive guide to tuning drums [Paperback]

Larry M. Nolly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1994

This book is an in-depth guide to tuning drums. It is written in an easy-to-read basic format that can benefit every drummer from begginer to pro.

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About the Author

1960-1963 played various instruments
1963 started playing drums
1966 started playing drums professionally
1970-present worked in and owned various drum shops/music stores
Endorsor for GMS Drums and Aquarian Drum Heads
1988 wrote 1st Edition of Drum Tuning

Product Details

• Paperback: 28 pages
• Publisher: Drumstix Pub; 2 edition (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964465817
• ISBN-13: 978-0964465817
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,186,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect book for tuning., June 15, 2000

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Brian McGill (Nebraska, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drum Tuning:A comprehensive guide to tuning drums (Paperback)

Since I got back into playing the drums about four years ago, I've always wondered if I was tuning my kit properly. I bought videos and checked out books that thought would answer my questions, but all they did was leave me with more qestions. This is the first book that I have come across that has really made sence to me. It delt with common problems that for some reason other sources forgot to mension. Case in point, I was really having a problem with my snares vibrating when I would play my tom tom. I tried just about everything to cure this. "Sympatheic vibration", otherwise known as "snare buzz", page 18. After reading this page, and applying the methods suggested, the problem was solved. This book is the perfect book for anyone who plays drums and has ever had questions about tuning.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very useful, April 9, 2002

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Charles Winokoor "Chas Winokoor" (Fall River, Ma. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drum Tuning:A comprehensive guide to tuning drums (Paperback)

This book is both simple and simply great. Over the past 15 years I've tried many ways to tune my kit for a better balanced sound, but it wasn't until I read Nolly's book that I was able to get results. I first got curious after seeing the endorsements of Appice, Aronoff and Mitch Mitchell and then going back to an old Modern Drummer magazine that had an article by the author on tuning. I took a chance and wasn't disappointed, and I recommended it as a practical reference source for any drummer regardless the level of experience. It works!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drum Tuning by Larry Nolly, August 18, 2003

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"open_roll" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drum Tuning:A comprehensive guide to tuning drums (Paperback)

I think this is the best book on drum tuning you can find. I'm an intermediate drummer and I found this book very helpful. I really like the section on tuning the snare drum. After reading Mr. Nolly's book, I found that I was making a lot of mistakes tuning my snare drum, as well as my whole drum set. I've never been able to get the sound that I wanted out of my drums but now I can.