Drum History
A podcast all about the rich history of the drums - and how they became what they are today! Join Bart van der Zee as he speaks with experts about the curious journey of the ever-evolving drum set.
The Indie Cymbal Maker Revolution with Timothy Roberts
We live in a golden era where independent cymbal makers are creating more beautiful instruments than ever before. Timothy Roberts joins me this week to share his take on the landscape of indie Cymbalsmith's and gives us tons of great information on the the background of the current indie movement, the difference between makers, what you should be looking and listening for in a boutique cymbal, the art of modifying existing cymbals, and tons of other great info.
Tim runs Timothy Roberts Cymbals, Stack Ring Percussion, and Revere Drums where he produces very high quality instruments for people all over the world.
Check him out on YouTube here:https://www.youtube.com/@UCXzIQRAiEnG_kWZ2iMSwGkA
and his website: https://reveriedrums.com/
Here is the video I mentioned about Spizzichino by Alex Healey: https://vimeo.com/2025459
And a big thank you to GM Designs for sponsoring this episode:
https://gmdcymbals.com/
Here are some links provided by Tim:
https://reverb.com/news/the-worlds-most-coveted-cymbals-remembering-robert-spizzichino (great article on Spizz)
https://vimeo.com/2025459 (Spizz documentary)
https://cymbalutopia.com/www.cymbalutopia.com/Craig_Lauritsen_Custom_Cymbals.html (Craig Lauritsen website, full of great cymbal smithing info)
https://www.patreon.com/collingwoodcymbals/posts (Dave's patron for training cymbal smiths of all skill sets)
https://youtube.com/@ReverieDrumCo (my main youtube channel)
https://youtube.com/@timothyrobertscymbals (my youtube channel that has my cymbal demos)
reveriedrums.com (my main website)
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The Studio Drums of Lars Ulrich (Part 1) with Chris Russio
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