Not on point exactly, but I used to be on the "matching snare drum" bandwagon. Wood matching snare or else.

That is until I was introduced to am Acrolite (Keystone, that is..)

I also have my little quirks and habits as we all do but i place my snare and tom logos over the internal damper so i always know where that damper is.Also i use a nylon tip stick on my right hand and a wood tip stick on my left as i like the sound of nylon on the cymbals and wood on the back beats.Tear down is cymbals first,hardware, then drums and when i get to my snare i always do a fast single stroke roll on it with my hands just before taking it off the stand.Does these oddities qualify me to be at the head of the "strange list"?

Wayne

gezz I thought i was the only weird one LOL

(Does these oddities qualify me to be at the head of the "strange list"?)

Wayne... Lots of strange stuff here... But I think the single stroke roll puts you right up there... :)

Cheers

John

Ah man, this is home for me. My two floor toms have to be perfectly flat and even. Cymbals too. Playing live every thing has to be right. And I mean to the inch. I am extremely particular about tuning. I hate flat sounding drums. I can't tell you how many times I've seen other kits where the heads will have a slight wrinkle or something loose. Sometimes you won't even see it. But you can sure hear it. Thwap! That hideous sound of loose plastic. And for the real odd ball....Every time I take a drum head off, I stick my head in the drum to smell the wood. It usually wafts as the head comes off, but I want that smell of rich wood. Even my 4 year old son who always has to help me does it. Not to all drums though.lol. I took a head off of a recent vistalite purchase and wreaked like ass. I'll Never do It to a plastic drum again.

It is simply ergonomics to me. my set up is to where I can play it with my eyes closed and not miss whatever it is I am going to hit, my ride cymbal is a 24'' right over the bass drum, It sits lower than my crash cymbals do.

thats pretty much the way of it for me too

crash cymbal(s) at eye level while sitting... logos over badges... i prefer my floor tom to be just about equal height to my snare (though with my club date kit it is impossible..). hmm...

oh.. and I find that I "hum" involuntarily while playing sometimes.

Anyone else do this?

Yes!...and I think we should both work on it as it has to affect breathing. Breathing is one thing I never concentrated on, to my detriment I feel.

Definitely logos over badges, feet splayed properly as in natural sitting position, everything where it should be. OTOH I pride myself on being able to [mostly] sit down and play at any set without adjustment...though some wacky setups do make this difficult.

Mitch

> I "hum"

I used to sing to myself along with the singer, but I only did it so that I would know where we were in the song! Not coo-coo at all. Humming, or singing along helps to keep me focused so I don't get lost and cause a train-wreck. I've had embarrassing moments where I ended a song too soon, or when my mind wanders and I'll lose track of exactly what part of the number we are in forcing me to have to wing it. Singing along helps!

John