The Kane Country Fairgrounds
This is what set up looks like from the back of the building.
The building had received a number of upgrades in the last year.
Author, historian and show producer Rob Cook with crew member Brian.
The Dunnett Classic / George Way booth.
With the reintroduction of the George Way company, I decided it would be appropriate to bring along my personal prototype George Way jazz kit. The response to the kit, the snare drums and to the relaunch itself was very postive.
Original design, original quality, original name. Dunnett Classic MonoPly, Stainless Steel and Titanium snare drums.
As someone said to me at the show titanium IS Dunnett.
6.5 x 14 "Hollywood" model featuring chrome over heavy brass.
About $495
6.5 x 14 "Legacy" model featuring a 3 ply Maple-Poplar-Maple shell
wrapped in Emerald Marine Pearl.
About $495
6.5 x 14 "Advance" model featuring a solid Maple shell in a Natural oil finish.
About $495
One of my best pals, Stanton Moore sits down to put the Way gear through some NOLA-style paces.
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To those who say drummers don't know who George Way is I say "wrong".
These guys know and they were ecstatic with their new Way snare drums.
Paul Mason and Tempus
All Tempus sparkle finishes have an unmatched vibrancy that is impervious
to fading - and random attacks with drum sticks!
Paul's new mini lugs.
Probably the best gold glitter I've ever seen on a drum.
So many captions, so little time.
Drumsmith's Jerome Duepree up to something
Drumsmith's painter213 AKA Abbott drums with a really nice red biurst snare drum
John Aldridge attempting the impossible : a cell phone call from a drum show.
Educator and drum enthusiast Gary Asher.
Gary has a unique way of expressing his affection
for his newly purchased kit
Oh, buy. Here we go again...
Beatnik.
Boom Alley Drums. Simple, clean and sound great.
Dave Hansell with a Boom Alley snare drum.
Bosphorus
A tired Stanton bids farewell to Bosphorus partner Mike Vosbein before he heads for home.
Classic Drummer magazine
Cooperman fife and drum
Craviotto's new venture into the metal shell world. Nicey but pricey.
Team Craviotto member Joe drops for a vintage Leedy tom
