From: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org (harbinger-digest) To: harbinger-digest@smoe.org Subject: harbinger-digest V5 #31 Reply-To: harbinger@smoe.org Sender: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk harbinger-digest Wednesday, February 16 2000 Volume 05 : Number 031 HARBINGER DIGEST To post, mail harbinger@smoe.org To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger-digest To get list info file, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info harbinger-digest Today's Subjects: ---------------- Re: (harbinger) Drums ["Paula Remick" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 12:00:45 -0500 From: "Paula Remick" Subject: Re: (harbinger) Drums As for that warped cymbal....no torch was involved...it is the same cymbal he had on his set when he was in high school...and I was his band director. it has just been kicked around a lot! The cymbal stands were made by Marc, who i still talk to on AOL occasionally, he is a metal sculptor/builder that was/is on this list. And yes, he is a great guy, if I may say so myself. I've known him since he was about 15 years old.... :) paula - -----Original Message----- From: Dan . To: harbinger@smoe.org ; rainnman@juno.com Date: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 12:12 PM Subject: Re: (harbinger) Drums >Drums? Did somebody say drums??? I must de-lurk... > >I missed the Hard Rock Live special, so I haven't seem Jay play recently. I >assume that he's still playing the same kit that he's played for the past >few years. It's just a two piece setup, and it's one the most unique I've >ever seen. I had a chance to meet him a couple of years ago after a >concert, and I asked him about them. > >For a snare, he uses a jembe (sp?), which is an African hourglass-shaped >conga-type wooden drum. Since it's a single headed drum, he has the snare >wires stretched diagonally across the upper third of the batter head. If >you’ve seen Paula in concert, you know this drum has got a lot of punch to >it. I didn't think to ask him where he ever came up with the idea to use a >jembe for a snare. The last time I saw him, he had a new one with really >cool looking Champaign sparkle finish. It looked like a sparkle-finish >plastic wrap, and I wondered how he managed to form it around the contour of >the drum. I asked him about it, and he said a guy that has a custom drum >shop in New York painted it. > >His bass drum is an old (50's) Leedy bass drum that originally belonged to >his brother. Something had happened to his brother when they were teenagers >(I can't remember if it was an accident or illness) that prevented him from >playing the drums. Jay took over his set and has been playing that same >bass drum ever since. He really gets a big sound out of that drum (yeah >Phil). Especially when Paula starts wailing away on it with the mallet! > >I'm not certain of the cymbals he uses, but I would have to guess that they >are old K. Zildjians. They are very dark sounding. They're also on the >smallish side, I think 16" ride (w/sizzle) and 14" crash. His hi-hats >sound to be very thin cymbals. The bottom cymbal is warped like a potato >chip. I've never seen anything like it. You can't bend one like that >without cracking it, so I'd have to guess that it took a torch to get that >way. > >He used to suspend his cymbals from boom stands, but now he's got a cool >artsy-looking frame. I think that somebody who was/is on this list actually >made that for him a couple of years ago (maybe Kenn?). It also holds an >assortment of percussion items like wood blocks, a tambourine, etc. > >I'm really impressed with Jay as a drummer. During the early This Fire >concert tour, it was just Jay and Paula. No bass. No guitar. I think it >was amazing how full their music sounded with just a piano and drums. As a >drummer myself, I've been inspired by drummers like Jay who can do so much >with so little. I used to play with a huge drum kit, and in recent years >I've been downsizing to a point where I'm down to just four pieces. I think >it's really improved my technique a lot in trying to do more with less. >Besides, It's a lot less crap to setup and tear down :) > >-Dan > >Ps I forgot to mention that Jay was extremely friendly and more than >willing to take the time to talk ”shop” with his fans. > > > >>From: Ryan S >>Reply-To: harbinger@smoe.org >>To: harbinger@smoe.org >>Subject: (harbinger) Drums >>Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:36:58 -0500 >> >>Does anyone know what type of percussion set up Jay has while he plays >>live with Paula? >> >>Thanks for your help! >> >>~RYan >> >> >>"No one else will share our thoughts, you were there for me when I was >>lost. Now you're just a memory of someone we wanted you to be. You were >>always the one to fall, now it's your time to show them who's tall." >> >>________________________________________________________________ >>YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >>Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >>Try it today - there's no risk! 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