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Welcome to my page showing my ever-expanding list of
percussion instruments! Note that I've probably already added a few things since the last update
which are not listed yet.
I'm very proud of my collection so far, I do all I can to keep it
in the best of nick and hope to keep adding to it over time.
Tuned Percussion
5 Octave Marimba Adams Alpha Series Rosewood bars. Range: C2 - C7 - The Steinway D of marimbas |
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4.3 Octave Marimba Adams Soloist Series Padouk bars. Range: A2 - C7 - Easily transportable, perfect for pit, workshops, etc | ![]() |
3 Octave Vibraphone Adams Alpha Series Range: F3 - F6 - Top quality vibes, especially for classical | ![]() |
3.5 Octave Xylophone Adams Soloist Series Range: F4 - C8 - Mid-range xylophone | ![]() |
2.6 Octave Glockenspiel Fall Creek K100 Range: F5 - D8 - One of the best case glocks money can buy | ![]() |
Crotales Zildjian Range: C6 - C8 | ![]() |
Tubular Bells Bergerault Range: C4 - F5 | ![]() |
Almglocken Range: C4 - C7 | ![]() |
Bell Plates Range: C2 to C4. Two octaves. Brass. New plates coming soon with interesting tuning. Tiles, glass, other metals and more! | ![]() Link to video |
Tuned gongs Thai gongs: C4-F#5 Vietnamese gongs (amazing!): D2 (a little dodgy), Eb2, G2, A2-C4 | ![]() |
Steel Drum Jumbie Jam Steel Drum G4-G5. Not chromatic One octave, G major | |
Tuned Aluminium Pipes Range: 3.5 octaves (roughly). - F3-C7 chromatic set, - a few other pitches (microtonal) Mounted flat or hanging for max resonance | Link to video |
Tuned Wooden Slats Range: 3 to 4 possible octaves Around B3 to E7 | Link to video |
Hand bells Small set: F5 - F7 |
Drums
Pedal Timpani Adams Universal Series 32', 29', 26' and 23' drums. Copper hammered Range: C2 - B3 | ![]() |
Concert Bass Drum Adams - 32' diameter, 22' depth - 28' diameter, 22' depth Deeper drums for bigger sound | ![]() |
Drum kits - Pearl reference: 22 kick, 16, 14, 12, 10 and 8 toms - Yamaha stage custom: 20 kick, 14, 12 and 10 toms - Pearl export: 20 kick, 14, 12 and 10 toms |
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Snare Drums - 14 X 6.5' Brady - 14 X 5' Ludwig Acrolite - 14' Yamaha stage custom - 14' Pearl Export - 10' Pearl mini snare - 14' Yamaha parade drum (field drum-ish) | ![]() ![]() |
Schalloch Congas with stands Two drums. | ![]() |
Bongos with stands - LP Generation II - LP Matador Series - Tycoon | ![]() ![]() |
Darabukas with stands - Meinl HE-3012 - one more drum | ![]() |
Rototoms about 12, with stands | ![]() |
Djembe with stand | ![]() |
Four Octobans with stands | ![]() |
Talking Drum | ![]() |
Rope Tensioned Drums - Large 20' drum - 3 drums. 13' diameter, varying depth | ![]() |
Cymbals and Gongs
Tam Tams - 28' and 32' Paiste Symphonic Gongs - 40', 24', 20', 18' and 14' Chau gongs - 26' Wind gong |
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Crash / Suspended Cymbals - 18' Zildjian K Custom Hybrid, Meinl Byzance - 20' Zultan suspended - 16' Sabian AAX - 15' Sabian suspended cymbal - 18' Meinl crash |
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Hi Hats - 14' Sabian Legacy hats - 14' Bosphorus hats - 13' Zildjian ZBTs | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Splash Cymbals - One 6' and two 10' Stagg splash cymbals | ![]() ![]() |
Ride Cymbals - 22' Zildjian Constantinople   (works well as a sus cymbal) - 20' Sabian B8 Pro | ![]() ![]() |
China Cymbals - 12', 14' and 16' Wuhan Chinas | ![]() |
Finger Cymbals Meinl, Thomann | ![]() |
Opera Gongs Large selection of both ascending and descending opera gongs. Range: E4 - E5 (approx) | ![]() |
Small Flat Gongs Selection of pitched, flat gongs. | ![]() |
Auxillary Percussion
Bell Tree - LP | ![]() |
Blocks - Four Grover woodblocks - Five Jam blocks (plastic) - Three "Moquibo" blocks (high-pitched) - Five Granite blocks (templeblocks) - Several home-made blocks    These are more like log drums |
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Cabassa | ![]() |
Castagnets - Black Swamp castagnets | ![]() |
Claves | ![]() |
Cowbells Meinl, Pearl and more. - several different types of cowbells |
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Flexatone | ![]() |
Frame drums - Various sizes | ![]() |
Guiros - LP Guiro - LP Traditional Guiro | ![]() |
Indian Bells | ![]() |
Junk Percussion (metal and wood) - Three brake drums (with stands) - Beer kegs - Spring coils - Spiral cymbal - Broken cymbals - Wooden boxes - Thick plank - Metal pipes - Various other metalic and wooden sounds |
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Lion's Roar - Using low toms and bass drum | |
Log Drums - 2 drums, 4 pitches total | ![]() |
Ocean Drums - Various sizes | ![]() |
Shakers - Egg shakers - Maracas (various types) - Afroton Shekeres - Various home-made shakers |
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Sleighbells - LP sleighbells - Other sleighbells - Some tuned sleighbells | ![]() |
Rainsticks - Two large, two small | ![]() |
Ratchet | ![]() |
Tambourines - Grover and Black Swamp orchestral tambourines - Various rock (headless) tambourines |
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Ritual Bowls - Four Asian Sound temple bowls - Around 10 other singing bowls: various pitches - Crystal bowls (G4, A4, A#4 and B4 - ish) |
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Spring drums - Several of different sizes - Lion's roar style (large) | ![]() |
Thunder Sheets - 100x150 and 100x50 cm aluminium sheets - 100x170 and 100x30 cm brass sheets | ![]() |
Triangles - Alan Abel Symphonic triangle - Two Grover triangles - Various others | ![]() |
Vibraslaps - a few | ![]() |
Whip - Playwood - home made ones | ![]() |
Windchimes, etc - Treeworks "Infinitree" super-long chimes - Treeworks Windchimes with dampener - Bamboo chimes - Nut clusters and other bits and bobs - Glass chimes |
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Wind Machine | ![]() |
Slide Whistles | ![]() |
Waterphone | ![]() |
Various Jungle Sounds - Waldteufels - Wind Wands - rainsticks, chimes, etc | |
Hardware and Accessories
Trap Tables - 4 large Stagg trap tables - 6 K&M trap tables - 4 to 6 Giant trap tables (keyboard stand, wooden board and foam |
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Stands - Stands for mounting all instruments in the lists above |
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Acoustic foam - The most useful stuff in the world!!!!!!! |