RESOURCES
The following links are to all my favourite sites and people that have helped me in some way and who in my opinion make an invaluable contribution to the world of collecting/playing/restoring/researching/drooling over vintage and non-vintage drums and cymbals. So I highly recommend going and having a look for yourself. The more I look the more I find so this will be updated regularly.
| PUBLICATIONS | |||
| Rob Cook's website where you can purchase a great range of drum books | |||
| I subscribe to this magazine | |||
| I subscribe to this magazine | |||
| I subscribe to this magazine-Very oinmfroamtive and interactive. Some Competiotns are even open to Australian entrants which is great as Ive been lucky enuf to win some great products :). | |||
| I have been buying these magazines for absolute years. | |||
| Australia's Drum Magazine | |||
| DRUM | Diect link to Drum magazine on-line version | ||
| TIGERBILL'S DRUMBEAT NEWS | Direct link to the On-line news section of Tiger Bills great website | ||
FORUMS |
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| ROGERS OWNERS FORUM WEBSITE | A site devoted to the drummers and collectors of the Cadillac of American drums...Rogers! There will be photos of the drums and the people who play them. | ||
| THE ROGERS OWNERS FORUM | A must for the passionate Vintage Rogers Drums Colector | ||
| TAMA SUPERSTAR-MSN GROUP | This dedicated site has been built to provide owners, players and collectors of this great drum series a place to come for accurate reference material, pictures of kits and pieces and a central place to discuss issues with other owners of Supes. | ||
| MIKE DOLBEAR DRUMS | |||
| CYMBALHOLIC | Enabling Cymbal Addicts Since 2001. It;s a resource for the serious cymbal colllector. | ||
| VINTAGE DRUM AND CYMBAL SELLERS | |||
| VINTAGE DRUM CENTRE | Specializes in high quality vintage drums and cymbals | ||
| JOLLITY'S DRUM FARM | Specializes in high quality vintage drums and cymbals | ||
| VINTAGE AND CUSTOM DRUM MAKERS | |||
| WILLOUGHCRAFT DRUM COMPANY | Cherie Willoughby is a highly skilled musician and instrument crafter and is the lead person in all operations at Willoughcraft Drum Company. She is one of the worlds most in demand drum specialists, highly acclaimed by drum building academia, vintage gurus, professional players and other drum companies. | ||
| REPERCUSSIONS | Cherie Willoughby's Pristine Vintage Classics and Modern Artisan Drums | ||
| DRUM AND CYMBAL REPAIRS/RESTORATION and other technical services | |||
| RHYTHM LOGIC | Rhythm Logic is an Australian-owned company based in Melbourne with a commitment to manufacturing high quality sound management solutions. This includes many products in development but also our current product range: 'Orrthotone Tiles' (foam wall tiles for noise reduction in home theatres, rehearsal rooms, studios etc) and 'Isolatorr Screens' (hinged perspex drum screens for noise reduction in churches, schools, small venues, etc). |
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| EBAY SELLERS: Links to ebay sellers/buyers of drums/cymbals/hardware etc that I have had very positive experiences with (more to come) | |||
| AUSTRALIA | USA | ||
| christovacs_drumvista | lots of good drum gear | jazzmanrocks | lots of drum parts iincluding vintage Rogers |
| tetravalent | good buyer | ||
| nifty1951 | general drum parts, custom drum kits plus vintage premier | ||
| steve0540 | for most Premier vintage drums and parts | ||