Jim Nevermann Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 http://www.remo.com/forum/post/view?bid=7&...tpg=1&age=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Even as a horn player, I must say WTF??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sday88 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I'd like to know who the "Respected players and educators" are who supposedly thought these things were a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Swiss Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 we must never speak of this machine again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorNik Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 isn't this just an offshoot of the roto-toms,,, and i think there were a couple corps that used rotos back in the day,,, the snare/bass/snare thing is a little over the top lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorNik Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 found it.. Bridgemen,,, 78 Roto tom triple tenor.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornsUp Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I'd like to know who the "Respected players and educators" are who supposedly thought these things were a good idea. The same respected players and educators who endorse those third-world horns marketed on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyboy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) These are NOT Rototoms. The website doesn't seem to work but the drums have been around for a while in five piece drumsets. The idea is that one turn of the key tightens/loosens the head evenly all the way around. They added the marching drum a few years ago, as well as a "flats" drumset that looks like the old Rims Purecussion portable sets. I actually emailed them when they were looking for an American distributor (they are in England), but import taxes were ridiculous. There new site isn't working but here is some more info on the drums. Diagram of Arbiter tom. Aribiter Story. Edited February 5, 2009 by jonnyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nevermann Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) That single tuning point concept, to me, was a great concept... at least for concert & set drums. I wonder, however, how/if it would have worked on our ultra-tight snare & tenor drums. Edited February 5, 2009 by Jim Nevermann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 isn't this just an offshoot of the roto-toms,,, and i think there were a couple corps that used rotos back in the day,,, Ugliest sounding things ever, IMO. Slap slap slap....gee let's build some tunable drums....but we'll just leave out the shell to provide the tone and resonance. So what you ended up with were tunable slappy noises. I remember Bayonne using them, as you found. I have this vague memory that Dennis may have been involved with creating the things, but I am not sure on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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