Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Creighton,

Introduce her to the Afro-Celtic Sound System. That should give her 
a jolt (right, Stewart?). TP is Yamaha's trademark for their gum-
rubber pads--tom pad or trigger pad.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Creighton Higgins" 
<creighton@l...> wrote:
> Stephen:
> Like many of us old guys- I am married to an (careful here) older 
gal. Her
> musical taste has devolved to quiet Celtic stuff, (easy on the 
bodran).
> Phew.
> Can you imagine her response to having to hear that old Gretch 
kit? Now all
> she hears is clickety clickety %$#$#, clickety clickety %$#$#. She 
seems to
> be able to live with that.
> 
> Now will someone tell me what TP stands for?
> 
> Creighton
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: brown8700 [mailto:brown8700@a...]
>   Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 1:27 PM
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Zildjian antivibes (was: Pintechs - dual 
or
> stereo?)
> 
> 
>   Creighton:
> 
>   I started playing the DTX a little over a year ago. After 34 
years of
>   continuous playing without any joint problems, I started to get a
>   pain in my left elbow. I suspected it was either CTS or just 
bruising
>   from the sheer shock of slamming a stick on the TP snare. In
>   February, I switched over to Pintech mesh-headed drums and the 
pain
>   is all but absent. I also switched to the Zenbals and started 
using
>   AHEAD aluminum drumsticks, which seem to help as well.
>   I continue to use a TP pad for both my HiHat and Ride, but to 
date I
>   have experienced no pain in the joints of my right elbow or 
wrist.
>   However, these are soon to be replaced by Zenbals as well 
(hopefully).
> 
>   On a side note, what's with all us old guys playing e-drums? 
Aren't
>   we supposed to purists, playing little Gretsch jazz kits and 
using
>   brushes? Maybe if we did we wouldn't have all these aches and 
pains!
> 
>   Stephen
> 
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