Rereading The Leedy Drum Topics
Our good friend Rob Cook assembled the collected
newsletters of the Leedy Drum Company into a great softback compilation.
From
time to time, I just like to look at it and read a story or two. There are lots
of tips and jokes that are outdated and pretty corny. Some of the information is
still usable.
I enjoyed seeing pictures of Chee Foo Chinese-style tom
toms. They came in four sizes, and one of them was a 9x13. The Chee Foos were
late 20s drums. It's fun to know that Slingerland and Gene Krupa get credit for
9x13 toms when, really, the size existed 10 years before anyone made them
tunable and Gene got famous.
And for those of you old enough to
remember Spike Jones, as a teenager, is on page 177 as Lindley Jones from
California. That was 1927.
Lots of pictures- some great old drums. Find
a copy of Leedy Drum Topics. And speaking of books and vintage drums, I invite
you to order a copy of my book for Modern Drummer- "The
Great American Drums". It's only $19.95 plus shipping. |
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