man, i have 2 year old vic firth mt1a's and although the cookie is cracked, and occasionally moves up and down the bent metal shaft, they still work ... after those got trashed i bought some new ones and have been guarding my life with them, i aint about to spend another 35 bucks next season for a pair of mallets that can last years. (it also has to do that our practice field is an asphalt parking lot, so if they get dropped, they can crack easily...but still, ill b1tch at anyone that uses em inproperly, or on the wrong instrument, unless ok'd by me [img]http://www.drumlines.org/ubb/smilies/cwm35.gif[/img] )<P>yep, im a b1tch when it comes to protecting my tenor mallets.<P>------------------<BR>-Kevin<BR><B>NHS Percussion</B><BR> <A HREF="http://www.drumlines.org/nhsdrums" TARGET=_blank>www.drumlines.org/nhsdrums</A> <BR> punk@drumlines.org <p>[This message has been edited by kevin_nhs (edited 10-15-2000).]

Im pretty hostile when it comes to anything and my drum. I hate when those dorky percussion-wannabes come and start tapping all over them. That makes me so mad!!! or when other players tap on the new heads and get them all "node"-al (as in marked up where they shouldn't be played) and it makes you look like you play badly. And whats with everyone wanting to use my tenor mallets in attempting to show me up? "heeheehee......let me see if i can scrape as good as drummerwoman!.... Yep! It sounds better than her! heeheehee" as they buzz the sticks over rims with no control and a bunch of clicking noises in a really fast motion to try to mimic the art of a sweep pattern............<BR> <BR>I give a BIG LAUGH at their attempts.....<BR><P>------------------<BR>I am drummer woman........hear me RRRROOOOOOLLLLL!!!

I think it is some kind of disease of people who knew they should have learned to play drums but had some strange pull toward another instrument from the dark side... Next time someone want's to show you up, challenge them, you play first, and play sloppy and disoriented then let them play (after they are done they are usually full of themself cause they played better than you - so the next part really get's em hard) and then play after them like you invented the notion of multiple marching drums [img]http://www.drumlines.org/ubb/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] works every time (if you are better than they are [img]http://www.drumlines.org/ubb/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]).

DrummerWoman, you rock, I was just thinking that exact same thing. To prove it I shall type what I was going to say.<P>"Im pretty hostile when it comes to anything and my drum. I hate when those dorky percussion-wannabes come and start tapping all over them. That makes me so mad!!! or when other players tap on the new heads and get them all "node"-al (as in marked up where they shouldn't be played) and it makes you look like you play badly. And whats with everyone wanting to use my tenor mallets in attempting to show me up? "heeheehee......let me see if i can scrape as good as pHsLiNe!.... Yep! It sounds better than him! heeheehee" as they buzz the sticks over rims with no control and a bunch of clicking noises in a really fast motion to try to mimic the art of a sweep pattern............<BR> <BR>I give a BIG LAUGH at their attempts....."<P>Monkey Man is looking at me funny, I think he say me copy her post.<BR> <P>------------------<BR>Rickey Alvarez<BR>Paramount HS Tenor<BR>AIM SN: [b]penis[/b]<BR>phsline@drumlines.org<BR> <A HREF="http://phsline.drumlines.org" TARGET=_blank>phsline.drumlines.org</A> <BR>Judge of the Drumlines.org "SMILIE DECATHLON"

If any one touches one of my drums they get to run some laps!

Exactly! I hate it when there are extra marks outside of my playing area and then people who know how to play are like, what are you doing playing way the heck out here on the drum?? The last time someone touched my drums I hit their finger and it swelled up a bit...I didn't mean to but it got the point across to the rest of the band cause noone else has touched them <P>------------------<BR>Jerek<BR>PCN Drumline<BR>OSU Drumline

and some people say violence solves nothing, i LAUGH in THEIR FACES for thinking so...<BR>Muahahaha<P> <P>------------------<BR>-Kevin<BR><B>NHS Percussion</B><BR> <A HREF="http://www.drumlines.org/nhsdrums" TARGET=_blank>www.drumlines.org/nhsdrums</A> <BR> punk@drumlines.org

The last person my drums has a really hard time walking now. He's getting really good walking on those stubs though. <P>------------------<BR>TENORS RULE!!!

Rofl, where do all these people get mallets from in the first place to mark up the heads? I always keep mine in my bag (not the mallet bag strapped to drums, MY bag) since the time we were called to play at some event thing we didn't know about (director didn't either) and I had to play with old soft felt cymbal mallets - it really $ucked to say the least. Tho our director is cool about not letting anyone play someone else's drums (certain death to someone from wind, only a quick shot from a stunner to someone from the line... without permission of course).<p>[This message has been edited by Tenor2004 (edited 10-23-2000).]

I wish our director was like yours tenors2004. Mine doesn't say anything until something gets broken. Then nobody here's the end of it.<P>------------------<BR>TENORS RULE!!!