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Subject: Re: Betr: [Simmons Drums] Re: Simmons Silicon Mallet repair

From: jesper <jesper@...>
Date: 2009-12-17

Berk Aarts skrev:
> Indeed, there are a bunch off FSR sheets in there
> Some one over here helped me quit nice with a little article on resistant
> glue<?> (does this make sense??) and shooting stables
> cleaning the fsr's could help a lot too
>
> The advantage is that the sillicon mallet triggers really accurate
> On the other hand, it's extrmely noise, and plays like hell. drumpads don't
> feel like real drums, we know that, but a sillicon mallet doesn't feel like
> a marimba, it's more a sax where you try to play guitar on. on the other
> hand, experimenting with different sticks helps a lot

Have you ever played a Star Synare 1 or 2 with sticks, expecting feel?

Don't! :D

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electronically yours, jesper

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