Barry Wood's NAMM Oddities 2019 Edition
Percussion
The Oddities are in the Details
This one is worth clicking on to see the details in the shell build and the images on the metal bands.
- Musa Drums
- www.musadrums.com
Color Splash…Except on the Splash
Although this picture shows a color crash, ride, and china, the splash doesn't sport any cool colors.
- Soultone Cymbals
- www.soultonecymbals.com
Etched Copper
While they could have just gone with a copper-like finish, these guys actually make the shells out of copper (amongst other materials.)
- Q Drum Co.
- www.qdrumco.com
Square Peg
A & F Drum Co. have partnered with cymbalsmith Ray Byrne to create the line of Oddity Cymbals. It's almost as if they were thinking of me when they named them.
- A & F Drum Co.
- www.anfdrumco.com
Hapi the (Wo)man
I would think that making a person out of hangdrums would invite inappropriate touching. This was made for Burning Man where "inappropriate" has a more fluid definition.
- Hapi Drum
- www.hapidrum.com
Bloody Knuckle Syndrome
At one time or another we've all ended up bloodying a knuckle trying to get a wing nut unstuck [insert blithe political comment here]. Wingtastic can mitigate this malady.
- Wingtastic Ltd.
- www.wingtastictool.com
Are You Not Entertained?
From the looks of the drum rim, this drummer could have used a Wingtastic.
- SJC Custom Drums
- www.sjcdrums.com
That Kandu Attitude
The Ktak is a wearable drum that produces a different sound depending on which way it's flipped.
- Kandu Wood 'N' Groove
- www.kanducajons.com
Luminous Octobans
One more instrument to check off the "have they put LEDs into them yet?" list.
- Jinbao Music
- jinbaomusic.company.weiku.com
Kabuki Octopoda
I don't remember seeing a giant octopus-like monster along side Godzilla, Rodan, or Mothra, but this guy could easily join that crowd.
- Mapex International
- www.mapexdrums.com
Zero G Drum Kit
This could be the perfect drum kit for a gig as the house band when Virgin Galactic get rolling. Odds are the gig would still only pay about a hundred bucks.
- Pearl Drums
- www.pearldrum.com
Space Age Materials
These drums are made using carbon fiber and aerospace resins. Calling something "Space Age" is getting to the point where it's synonymous with "vintage," since someone born at the start of the Space Age just about qualifies for Social Security now.
- Klapelpi Percussion Instruments
- www.klapelpi.com
Mutually Assured Destruction
This is a drum set for Danny Carey of Tool, with shells made of cast solid bronze made from recycled cymbals. The fighting beetle grubs are just a bonus.
- Paiste AG
- www.paiste.com
WWII Theme by WFLIII
The kick looks to be named for a B-24 and the top for a B-52.
- WFLIII Drums
- www.wfliiidrums.com
Part Broom, Part Rug Beater
HeadHunters continue to innovate with brushes that can provide attack when you need it.
- HeadHunters Drumsticks
- www.headhunterssticksandcreations.com
The Cradle Will Rock
While the main sell for the Bass Drum Support Cradle is improving the sound, it could also be a solution to the migratory bass drum problem.
- Meliti Acoustics
- www.melitiacoustics.com
High-Tech Toe Tappin'
Most foot tapping boxes use a piezo mic and that signal is amplified for the sound. Ortega had several boxes that triggered internal samples.
- Ortega Guitars
- www.ortegaguitars.com
Normalization
Big city corner buskers using bucket drums have to move on to something else–it's at the point where you can buy a Rhythm Lid to put a head on one and a Bucket Band to join up two buckets. It's hard to keep it real when your guerilla instrument is available at Guitar Center.
- Remo
- www.remo.com
School Bus Shaker
When I rode a bus to school, the cool thing to do was to sit in the very back and encourage the bus driver to go fast over the dips.
- Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG
- www.ninopercussion.com
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