new online prices are $284 for the cajon and $150 for the pedal. total new $434 plus tax. I’m selling for $200 no tax, plus shipping. This combination is like new.
Read moreFor Sale - "The Missing Rudiments" book by George Lawrence
Latest PDF book by George Lawrence. The 2025 first edition Includes the list of 40 Percussive Arts Society rudiments plus 84 more fundamental stickings that are not in the P.A.S. list
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My new book, The Missing Rudiments, is on sale as a printable pdf down load now in the NotSoModernDrummer Store. An excerpt from the book is in this month’s emailed issue.
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There are a few changes going on at Not So Modern Drummer and with me. First and foremost, Billy Cuthrell is the new owner of DrumSellers.com.
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This is a game changer – the most obvious advancement being the drastically reduced weight.
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Not a lot of articles this month. I suspect some of the writers are still shoveling snow off their driveways, BUT, there are some great ones. Especially Ed Tucker’s review of the first snare drums released by the new Slingerland company! An exclusive for NSMD.
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I hope you all had a good holiday and didn’t get switches and ashes in your stockings! There are some great articles in this issue. Jim
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I am also finished with my book I’ve been writing for at least a year – “ The Missing Rudiments – Expanding the American rudiment system with missing and long forgotten fundamental snare drum rudiments, plus the new drum set unison rudiments”.
Read moreEpisode #3 Video; 5 minute lessons with George Lawrence - Garibaldi Sevens
Episode #3 of 5 minute lessons with George Lawrence. This is a linear groove that Steve Klink taught me when I was teaching at Fork’s Drum Closet in the nineties; The Garibaldi Seven.
Read moreFive minute Lessons with George Lawrence - 6 and 3 Stroke Rolls
Here is the first of 8 videos in the series "5 minute Drum Lessons w George Lawrence" shot at Memphis Drum Shop . We are publishing once a week on Saturdays. Hopefully there will be many more to come. This can also be found on MemphisDrumShop.com. Just scroll down the front page.
Read moreVideo of George Lawrence - "Groovin' in Memphis" video series w Chris Pat Brown
George Lawrence talking and playing with Chris Pat Brown at Memphis Drum Shop.
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I’ve been besieged more and more by “writers” wanting to contribute guest articles or editorials on ANY subject for FREE and all they want is a link to a gambling site or some other bs site. Riiiight.
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Every drummer has their idiosyncrasies about their kit. We appreciate the offer to help, folks, but just wait ‘til we have it all packed up in the cases. That’s when the heavy lifting starts.
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NEW mid monthly newsletter of DrumSellers listings and other classified info launching in March
My new Dave Garibaldi Signature Snare
I’m Looking for Leedy 30s Broadway Standard COB hoops
New cartoon and funny pics blog post
From the Editor - Ethnic Music, Mose Allison, Plus Tax
Then Mose turned to me and said, “Here’s the drum rap. No hi hat on two and four, no sidestick, and when you solo just play as long as you want to and you can either stop and I’ll start the rest of the song or you can try to cue us in.” OK, I’m thinking let me unlearn, in one night, everything I know about playing jazz drumming that I learned at North Texas State University .
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Sticking Theory - The Case of the Missing Rolls
I’m publishing some of the rough drafts of pages from my forthcoming book, “Life’s Little Drumming Lessons”, Chapter: Sticking Theory and the Prime Rudiments.
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I was overwhelmed with the generosity of you subscribers who donated to NSMD during the first annual fund drive this past month.
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Happy New Year! Tootin’ my own horn and letters to the editor.
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Prices lowered on my listings at DrumSellers.com, and letters to the editor.
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