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Introducing the NEW Steve Weiss Music Website

June 22, 2009 – 7:50 am
Steve Weiss Music, your "All-Things-For-All-Drummers" place to shop and the leading drum and percussion product and information specialists since 1961, is going to change the way you shop online for your percussive needs. On Monday June 22nd, the Steve Weiss Music website will undergo a change that will enable you to more easily, quickly, safely, and effectively search and shop for all of your drumming needs. We redesigned the site from the ground up to take advantage of cutting edge web and browser technologies. Along with the many things you will notice and immediately be able to use, there are a ton of features and benefits that are behind the scenes and will be working for you to ensure that your shopping experience with us will be more enjoyable and far more informative than ever before. To help everyone discover the new features and benefits of our upgraded website, we are giving ...

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Learn Interactively with Thomas Burritt Contest

June 3, 2009 – 1:33 pm
Steve Weiss Music has teamed up with Thomas Burritt from the University of Texas at Austin to offer a unique opportunity to learn interactively on the web. Thomas caught our attention with his Percussion Axiom TV online show and we thought it would be fun to team up and create a contest around learning a piece of music interactively online. Starting June 15th, Thomas will begin teaching the marimba solo Katamiya by Emmaneul Sejourne in online videos as part of his PATV show. Katamiya can be found in the book 7 Stücke für Marimba. The winner of the contest will be selected based on who is the most "interactive" online with Thomas Burritt and Steve Weiss Music. Click Here to Watch the Introduction Video with Thomas Burritt and Read About Contest Specifics

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Pearl Eliminator + Steroids = Pearl Demon Drive Pedal

January 15, 2009 – 12:04 pm
Several years ago, Pearl Drums introduced the Eliminator line of bass drum pedals that featured many adjustments and options that were not available on any pedal to that point. Today, they introduced the Pearl Demon Drive Bass Drum Pedal series that takes any pedal currently available to all new heights. Direct Drive, a first on any Pearl pedal, enables the foot board to act perfectly in sync with the players foot to eliminate the slight "hick-up" feel that a chain or belt drive produces after the beater strikes the head. Combine that with all of the other features that the new Pearl Demon Drive Bass Drum Pedal has, and you can literally adjust it to any feel and positioning you desire. Some would say that too many adjustments is a bad thing or that you will never need that many adjustments in your life. Having ...

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Pearl’s Latest Limited Edition Drum Is All About Sousa…And Then Some.

January 5, 2009 – 4:27 pm
The newest Pearl Limited Edition PHH1580 Philharmonic Concert Snare Drum is a 15"x8" African Mahogany shell drum with wood hoops and is sure to be a collectors item that is as beautiful to look at as it is to play. This special production concert snare drum features a 4-ply African Mahogany shell that produces incredible overall tonality with a slight emphasis on low end tone. The 15"x8" shell size and unique synthetic gut snares produce a true "concert march" sonic quality that would make J.P. Sousa proud, while still providing a "here and now" quality that will translate over to a wider range of song selection. In addition to the 4-ply 15"x8" shell with full rounded bearing edges, this drum also features 6-ply wood hoops, 8 chrome tube lugs with insulated low profile chrome claw hooks, an SR-500 Triad Strainer system with 2 sets of synthetic gut ...

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Bopworks Drum Sticks

December 9, 2008 – 11:05 am
Steve Weiss Music is pleased to announce that we now carry the full line of Bopworks Drumsticks. These sticks are reproductions of popular "light" jazz models from the 50’s and 60’s. Sticks from this time period tended to be shorter and thinner with longer tapers than modern sticks. These designs allow you to play "off" your ride cymbal more without becoming overpowering or washing out because there is less weight in the front of the stick. The Bopworks sticks are ideal for combo gigs in small rooms but are versatile enough for almost any jazz gig that comes your way. We tested these sticks on several light ride cymbals, such as the Bosphorus Masters Series, and the sound was phenomenal. They created a full, articulate ride cymbal sound without the excessive overtones created by heavier sticks. Fast tempos at soft dynamic levels were effortless, but you could also punch ...

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Sam D’Amico, A Percussion lcon Passes

October 27, 2008 – 1:54 pm
On October 22nd, the local percussion community lost a special friend, business owner and overall champion for drums and percussion throughout the entire tri-state area. Sam D'Amico passed away last week and in so doing, left all of us with a tremendous void in our hearts for his special combination of humor and business dealings with our entire percussion community. Sam had recently closed his South Philly business after proudly serving all drummers for over 33 years. Through good times and bad, Sam would always open his shop every day with a smile and plenty of time to give to his community of drummers...famous, or not. A recent news article in the South Philly Review details some of the reason why Sam was so special to so many people. All of us who had the pleasure of knowing Sam will dearly miss him and will certainly keep ...

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