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Looking for pieces
that you are missing on your drum?
Perhaps all you need is just one
small part and can't find it.
Angle Hill Studios has a large
stock of various drum hardware and
parts (some vintage) as well as
ropes, rings and rawhides for hand
drums as well.
Dave,
a music veteran of 35 years, has
developed a percussion technician
service - where he will strip down
a drum set (drum, hardware,
stands, etc) to each individual
piece. Following inspection any
repairs, re-threading, cleaning,
lubrication or servicing is done
prior to tuning. Your instrument
will be given the chance to look,
feel and sound the best the drum
can be.
Do you have a stripped thread that
stops you from using an stand or
clamp properly - if at all? Some
simple re-threading can bring back
the usability of that cymbal or
microphone stand. AngleHill can
also build custom hardware to your
needs.
How
about old, cracked or broken
cymbals? ...Dave has a solution
for that too. As well as being
able to bring back the shine and
the crystal clear sound of an old
favourite cymbal, he can also
machine broken cymbals to
re-purpose as splashes or special
effects.
Hand
drum services are also provided. We
all know a well tuned djembe is easier
to play but the art of pulling a roped
tuned djembe is not an easy task.
These drums hold very tight tensioned
goatskins and the physical strength
needed is not something to be ignored.
If in doubt - do not attempt
this on your own - we can
help. Dave has devised the techniques
to safely pull and tune djembe drums
and any other hand drum you have that
needs fixing. He can get any type of
rawhide to re-skin any type of drum.
Dave
feels that no drum is beyond
repair and has experience
fibreglassing broken shells,
converting barrels into drums and
even restoring antique banjos!
New
drum enthusiasts often call on
Dave's "In-House Service" where he
will visit your home, studio or
school and help you set up your
drums and percussion in the best
possible way for your situation.
This involves the understanding of
acoustics, sound reflection and
noise dampening techniques as
well. He also checks posture,
breathing and fluidity of motion
of each client to ensure long
lasting fun with out the
unnecessary stressing of muscles
and joints which can lead to pain.
Typically
servicing the Columbia Basin,
Okanagan and Shuswap regions of
BC, Canada - Dave has also helped
drummers with repair needs from as
far away as Whitehorse (Yukon) and
Florida (US).
Discuss
your repair needs.
Ask us about volume discounts
for:
- Hand drums (3 or more)
- Cymbal polishing (5 or more)
- Drum set refurbish - (entire
kit)
|
Learn
about the Drum
it Forward Program - helping
schools and young drummers via
the offering of Angle Hill's
repair services and donated drum
parts from generous drummers. |
Some
examples of Angle Hill
repairs
A
herd of percussion for Grand Forks
Elementary - fixed and ready to go!
Bongos
and conga (tacked head style)
Peg-lug
style
East
Indian barrel drum - tucked head
Middle
Eastern doumbek - inspection of
rawhide by Skyla (our quality control
expert)
This
drum was customized in that the skin
is tunable as opposed to a glued or
tacked head.
A
100 year old family heirloom was
useless until...
Once
again a playable instrument.
African
djembes - the most difficult to
service and tune. It takes a lot of
physical strength.
East
Indian Tablas - these are very tricky
to re-head!
African
talking drum - before and after.
Monkey
drum - a favourite of children
Middle
Eastern riq
Small
talking drum
Wood
conga
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