Steve Weiss Music Welcomes Yamaha Combo Products

April 26, 2007

All of us at Steve Weiss Music, Inc. are very happy to welcome a “new” vendor to our product lineup, Yamaha Combo Division Products. Yes, we are once again officially authorized Yamaha Combo Dealers, which means we can help you with all of your Yamaha needs. Newly added products include Yamaha Drum Sets, Snare Drums, [...]

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Taiko Drumming

April 13, 2007

Although not as popular in school and community circles as Brazilian Percussion groups or Samba Schools (primarily due to the overall cost factors), Taiko Drumming is becoming more popular and more affordable. The gain in popularity is due to the increase of awareness and instrument availability. With the addition of this line of products into [...]

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AKG D112 my choice for kick drum

April 10, 2007

The AKG D112 is the standard kick drum mic, well it’s my standard at least. There are a ton of great choices out there for the kick. Maybe you’re lucky enough to have a vintage AKG D12 or maybe you prefer the Sennheiser 421. In any case, the D112 is the mic I always go [...]

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Handsonic and SM-57

March 30, 2007

Being a player that does a lot of live playing as well as studio recording, I couldn’t be happier knowing that we are now carrying the SM-57 mics by Shure. It is by far my favorite mic to use on my snare drum, and gets a great sound, whether you mic the drum from the [...]

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My thoughts on the Pearl MBS2000 Marching Bass Drum Stand

March 28, 2007

This past weekend, I was able to check out the new Pearl MBS2000 Marching Bass Drum Stand while teaching the Percussion Ensemble at Villanova University and thought I would pass along my findings. This stand was designed to be a lower priced alternative ($79.95) to Stadium Series Hardware ($150). There are no movable legs on [...]

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Website Update

March 19, 2007

Spring has sprung here at Steve Weiss Music, Inc, despite the last gasp from ‘Ole Man Winter to dump what I hope is the last of the wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain into our region. No matter what weather you are “enjoying” right now, I hope you will check out all of [...]

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