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    Niagara Militaires elect new Board

    in Alumni Corps Discussions

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    The NIAGARA MEMORIAL MILITAIRES ALUMNI DRUM CORPS from Niagara Falls Canada recently held their AGM/Election Tuesday January 17. Re elected to their previous positions are.

    President Tom Garrett

    Vice President Mary Anne Walton

    Treasurer John Hunt

    Business Manager/ Public Relations Rick Allen

    Elected as the new Quartermaster Jerry Gautreau and Lloyd Hatt as Member at Large.

    The Militaires who celebrated their 10th Anniversary in 2016 are a Parade-Concert Corps taking part in Parades Community Events Festivals around thebNiagara Region as well as Western NY. They also provide support to any Royal Canadian Legion or Veterans group when called upon to do so.They have members from both sides of the border and some play in both the Militaires and Mighty St. Joes.

    Their 2017 show will consist of the following.

    MEADOWLANDS-MARCH MILITAIRE-MUSIC MAN-PHANTOM OF THE OPERA-HOW THE WEST  WAS WON-MAG 7-MIGHTY NIAGARA (DRUM SOLO)-YMCA-SWEET CAROLINE-LACHLAN (DRUM SOLO)-HAPPY TOGETHER-O CANADA-ABIDE WITH ME.

    For more info on the Militaires please go to www.militairesalumni.com

     

    DRUM PARTS

    in Percussion Planet

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    Looking for the following parts to overhaul some drums for our alumni corps.

    1. LUDWIG Challenger Strainer-butt (2)

    2. 15 inch GUT snares for LUDWIG CHALLENGER SNARE (2)

    Thanks

    Rick Allen

    NIAGARA MILITAIRES ALUMNI DRUM CORPS

    DRUM HEADS

    in Percussion Planet

    Posted · Edited by CANDRUM

    Our alumni corps has been given a number of older SLINGERLAND TDR 12X15 and LUDWIG Challengers 12x15.Both have 10 lugs and gut snares. What are the best choices for heads these days? I used to use REMO Emporer heads but I guess times have changed.We arnt going to crank them down too tight as we want that traditional GUT sound to come out. Any suggestions?

    Rick

    Niagara Militaires Alumni Drum Corps

    Refinishing hardware / shell on snare drum.

    in Percussion Planet

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    The drums are wrapped for a reason. The grade of the outer ply is probably a terrible looking grain and wouldn't be suitable for finishing.

    Using a blow dryer and a puddy knife to scrap the old wrap off the shell should work. Just make sure to take your time so you don't lift any of the outer ply wood up with the wrap, then you have a mess on your hands. Also sand the shell to remove any glue or marks left on the wood from the manufacturering process. If you sand too much you will go through the first ply. Also don't sand with anything higher than 320. You'll close the poures on the wood which won't allow the stain to saturate the shell as well as it should.

    IF you MUST stain it might I suggest you use water based dyes from http://www.drumfoundry.com and their clear coats. The most important item is sanding sealer. If you want that ultra-smooth hi-gloss finish you must seal the wood first. Clear coat is just that, a top coat. It would take 20+ coats to slightly fill any bumps or nicks in the wood. Using a few coats of sanding sealer will fill any of those rough areas and level everything out so the top coat goes on nice and smooth.

    The easier and most cost effective route would be to check out the wide array of wraps that can be custom cut for the size of your shell. They can be found at http://www.jamminsam.com Sam Bernard is a fine business man and will get you the product you want at a great cost. I've used him in the past for wraps.

    He has sparkles, glass glitters, Pearls, Onyx, Solids, Satin Flames (COOL!!!), and the list goes on. For 1 14" marching snare I couldn't see the cost of the wrap being that much at all. It does get pricey for an entire drumset though, but you don't have to worry about that.

    Anymore questions don't hesitate to contact me through PM, or visit http://forum.drumshed.org It's a forum full of custom drum builders and hobby builders such as myself.

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