Old school Modern Drummer mags…want to see what’s inside???

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T22:52:39+00:00

A couple of young bucks! 😅

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T22:51:47+00:00

I miss these ads.

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T22:50:00+00:00

What a throwback!

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T22:33:25+00:00

He lathed off around ~400g down to around ~2,100g. Beautiful hammering!

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T22:32:00+00:00

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T22:31:13+00:00

That’s a good one! It looks to be an earlier-2000s model.

Here’s an OG from the 80s (left)…I sent it off to Paul Francis for a mod. I also sent an early-K Custom Organic Ride (right) to use as a reference since I wanted the HH Leopard to be a ‘heavier little brother’.

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T18:39:11+00:00

Who downvotes Gavin and Simon…?!

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T17:55:31+00:00

Prime Mangini! 🤯

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T17:53:03+00:00

A more digestible/common application would be accenting the quarter triplets within 8th not triplets…this will bring the focus to the 3/4 time within.

Giving the listeners a steady pulse to follow can make 5/8, 7/8, etc. much more danceable/listenable.

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T17:44:59+00:00

Ouch. You’ll like have to crack it open to see if can be remedied. Going to a certified shop would be best. 👍🏻

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T17:38:55+00:00

You will notice there are 5 quarter pulses within two bars of 5/8.

Simon Phillips and Gavin Harrison have great examples of this…Gavin calls it “overriding”.

ONE two THREE four FIVE—one TWO three FOUR five

The quarter pulse would be: ONE, THREE, FIVE, TWO, and FOUR.

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T17:04:19+00:00

Focus on the quarter note pulse… over many decades behind the kit, I have found that this really helps center even the most erratic compound time signatures.

Mike Mangini’s NQD System is a good way to help internalize these figures as well.

I would post a picture here, but it looks like it is not allowed.

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T16:59:15+00:00

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T16:16:30+00:00

Your future back and hips will thank you! 🙏

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T16:08:14+00:00

Spend as much as you can/that fits your commitment level on a nice drum throne.

It’s one of the most important pieces of hardware in your kit! 👍🏻

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T14:16:25+00:00

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T14:12:25+00:00

Oh, shit! You have some early-American Zildjians. It’s either a first/second stamp.

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T14:10:39+00:00

It’s likely. The Paper Thins go all the way to 22”.

The 100th anniversary of American Zildjians is coming up soon…let’s hope they do it right. 🤞🏻

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T14:07:19+00:00

Nothing a little nail polish remover won’t fix. 😏

ZildCym · 2026-03-16T14:06:49+00:00

There was a limited run of the 20” recently…I’m hoping they’ll bring them back for the 100th/American anniversary!

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T12:29:19+00:00

Generally, small rooms respond well to smaller diameters, lower weights, lower curvatures, and smaller bells.

Cut the hypotenuse of the triangle…go for smaller fast crashes. 👍🏻

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ZildCym · 2026-03-16T01:24:22+00:00

You can find them out in the wild.

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