On Jul 1, 12:30=A0pm, "RichL" <rpleav...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Adam <l...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Caveat: I am not a drummer. =A0I don't even play one on TV.
>
> > I recall reading somewhere that some of Ringo's fills, riffs, etc.
> > were often not the usual ones because he wasleft-handed, but had his
> > drum kit set up for a right-handed drummer. =A0Is this correct? =A0Why
> > might he do this?
>
> > If so, how are drums typically set up for a right-handed drummer, and
> > why does that arrangement work better for righties? =A0(A link to an
> > explanation would be fine.) =A0Thanks!
>
> > Adam
>
> I'm not a drummer either, but I sired one ;-)
>
> The typical set up for a right hander has the hi-hat on the left and
> floor toms on the right. =A0Other toms are arranged in order of
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> pitch from left to right behind the snare. =A0Cymbals (other than those
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> the hi-hat) are arranged more or less from center to right.
>
> As to why Ringo preferred that arrangement, I can only guess. =A0I
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> he simply started playing with right-handed kits (belonging to friends?
> instructors?) and got used to it, so he kept it that way.
>
If I'm not mistaken, Ringo (at least in the early days) used a Ludwig
Maple Drum set with a 20'' Kick. That has only has a bass, possibly
20'' x 14'', a floor tom, 8'' x 12 tom and a snare equipped with a
ride cymbal, crash and hi-hat. Watching videos of Ringo playing at one
of the All-Starr gigs, The ride and hi-hat cymbal and snare were on
his right while the hi-hat cymbals and rack toms were on his left, of
course the bass drum was in the center. Ringo seems to have his snare
drum anchored more towards the right while mine is more towards the
center (I'm a righty myself).
He said that he couldn't "sweep around the kit" and he had to come off
the toms with his left hand and work his way up the kit backwards."
Witness the "You Won't See Me" fills.
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