Howdy everybody, and welcome to Triple V! We humans were bangin' on logs long before we figured out how to put strings on 'em, and that's why the drums appeal to almost everybody. The drum kit is a uniquely American instrument. In the mid 1800s as America prospered, more theaters opened up and the orchestras in them needed at least three percussionists in the pit. The kit got its start in the late 1800s with a technique called "double drumming", where the percussionist would play a bass and snare drum separately with two sticks, thus eliminating one percussionist. Pretty sneaky, huh? Then in 1905, a New Orleans drummer by the name of Dee Dee Chandler patented a pedal for the bass drum using the foot (hence the term "kick drum") which freed-up the drummer's hands. Yikes! There goes another percussionist. The Ludwig brothers, William and Theobald, built a better pedal and got it on the market in 1909. From there the kits expanded with little percussive doo-dahs (called "traps") and cymbals, and then tom-toms were added too. The second big pedal-operated contraption (that's where the term 'traps' came from) was the "sock cymbal", aka "low sock" stand that allowed the drummer to use his other foot to open and close a pair of cymbals, further enhancing the sound of the kit and keeping even more time. The low sock , and they were low - impossible to play with the hands - eventually progressed into the upright hi-hat stand that all drummers use today, and the beat goes on... https://reverb.com/news/a-brief-history-of-the-drum-set It's all about the drums now! Solos, breaks, intros, and songs with awesome beats too! Big name drummers that don't usually do solos too, like Ringo and Charlie Watts - taste personified. If it gets too noisy for ya, this is an Open Thread so throw down some good Rock tunes that tickle your fancy and ours too. If you can't hear me over all of the racket, I'm asking you nicely to follow our rules, respect each other, and have a rockin' good time! Don't forget to Recommend us please, so more people show up next time and we can be even noisier.
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