[Percussion equipment for sale]

Agreed, and the new snares are bad to the bone.

Yes, the new air vents they added in a few models ago really helped. The construction and new finishes of the current models make the things even better!

[What age to start?]

Good question.

If you think she'll retain information from lesson to lesson, go for it. Ensure that you spend some time finding an excellent resource or teacher for her to start learning from because you want to start her with the best and most basic information possible. If she starts developing bad habits at an early age, they're only going to be harder to break down the road. If she starts developing great habits at an early age, she'll be amazing down the road.

I teach percussion students as young as 6th grade and can tell you that quality repetitions of basic motions are some of the most important things you can do for a young student. The more conceptually challenging concepts will have to wait until she's older and has the brain power to process it all - that's just life - but getting her quality instruction that will guide her through quality repetitions of fundamental technique habits will really go a long way.

Hope this helps!

[Indoor Snare Heads?]

I've always used Remo Black Max on top and Falams on bottom. That combo produces a consistent and classic sound quality that works well indoor and outdoor in my opinion. :-)

[SoCal Dream New Website]

Looks great! Well done!