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Vintage Drum Store. I had the ability to actually produce these brushes on a small scale for me to use. Recently I was searching for some papers and I came a cross a large packet that contained all of the information that I gathered when I was considering getting the brushes patented.
Interestingly enough I even did a senior level college paper on how to manufacture and produce my brushes. After doing the patent search and finding nothing similar in design I even began the process of making sure the word NUBrush was not registered or trade marked.
A first for the industry, stone grinding increases quality, consistency, and allows for more complex design elements such as unique tip shapes and tapers. Vic Firth launches the Steve Gadd signature model and becomes the first company to produce signature drumsticks that reflect the true musical requirements of the artist.
To this day, each model is conceived through extensive research with the world's top players. Vic solves the age old problem of nylon tips flying off by developing an injection molding system whereby the stick and the tip become one! For the first time in drumstick history, nylon tips mirror the shape and profile of their wood counterparts! History of the Drumset: Part 4, - Jazz Brushes. Another variation are the Vic First Live Wires which have small beads on the tip of each wire to create a snappy sound on both drums and cymbals.
More recently brushes with plastic or nylon wires have made an appearance. Their sound is noticeably more subdued, duller and warmer when sweeping, and when striking the drum more plasticky obviously. However they readily spring back into shape so are less likely than wire brushes to be permanently bent.
Retractable brushes have a metal rod at the rear of the stick that can pull the wires back inside the handle. This is useful as by changing precisely how far out the wires are you can alter the spread of the fan, how closely grouped the wires are, and allow for different playing styles and sounds.
Over time the moving parts in the retractable brushes can get jammed and damage the wires, so in this sense the fixed brushes can last a little longer. The most common types are rubber, plastic, wood and aluminium. The rubber handles are usually slightly soft to the touch and very grippy.
The others generally move around in your hand more freely and to my taste are more natural to play. The choice however is purely down to what feels best for you. First off they are going to have to be coated as it is the friction of the coating against the wires that creates the characteristic swish sound. Even better than plain coated is the Remo Fiberskyn range, a synthetic simulation of traditional calfskin drum heads.
Their surface offers a little less friction than traditional coated heads but that makes for a smoother and warmer swish sound, perfect for playing with brushes. You are even encouraged to play on top of the diagrams in the book before moving to your snare. Aside from the standard sweeping and tapping techniques there are a few other ways to use brushed.
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