Re: 5th Grade Snare Drum dilemma...

"Richard Blount" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> The question isn't so much whether to have him use the better drum or
> anything like that. For me its more that the other kids have (or have
not).
> From what I saw of the other kids parents they may be renting their
> equipment where I already had his practice pad, a 2 octave set of bells
and
> all that stuff. I don¹t know what rental drums look like in other parts of
> the country, but thinking perhaps under-drumming for practice and using
the
> nicer one for practice at home and concerts. Thinking like a buying a
> beginning saxophone player a Selmer. Although some yokel kid isn't likely
to
> stuff a stick through a Selmers head or key the finish...(well maybe would
> do that)  I am inherently suspicious of people. Does it show? I am really
> glad I already have most of the requisite equipment because I still am
> waiting on my first disability check (its been since September, getting
kind
> of lean here) I had hoped to build him a nice drum for concerts and the
guy
> from Joshua tree quoted a pretty good price for a 13x6.5. Hell, Will may
end
> up with my Supra;^)

Let him choose between the Rogers and the El Cheapo and keep the others for
home use.

Sam S.