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#152777 - 10/14/07 08:47 AM How does your snareline tape their sticks?
Anonymous Unregistered	Our line leaves room for the fulcrum. I've tried taping the whole stick but sometimes my hands would get swety and the stick would get slippery.
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#152778 - 10/14/07 12:16 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ]
ACA5thbass Registered: 10/07/06 Loc: Montgomery,Alabama	Quote: I've tried taping the whole stick but sometimes my hands would get swety and the stick would get slippery. The first time you use a stick that has just been taped it is going to be slippery but the more you use it the less slippery it will become. _________________________ www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Gi28pNruA&feature=related Click here for help
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#152779 - 10/14/07 12:38 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ACA5thbass]
Anonymous Unregistered	I have my snareline tape the sticks full all the way from taper to butt. This is to keep hand sweat from logging the stick and subtrating from the good original sound quality. We try to minimize tape overlap as much as possible, so as not to add too much weight to any part of the stick.
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#152780 - 10/14/07 12:56 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ]
DigitalDrummer Registered: 10/03/06 Loc: TX	We tape all the way to the fulcrum. The tape overlaps itself. _________________________ Alamo Heights H.S. '05-'06 - Bass (2nd) '06-'07 - Snare '07-'08 - Tenors '08-'09 - Tenors (Percussion S.L.)
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#152781 - 10/14/07 01:19 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ]
Shoesinadryer1 Registered: 11/07/04 Loc: Florida	Quote: I have my snareline tape the sticks full all the way from taper to butt. This is to keep hand sweat from logging the stick and subtrating from the good original sound quality. We try to minimize tape overlap as much as possible, so as not to add too much weight to any part of the stick. But wouldn't the tape covering that much of the stick, hinder the resonation of the stick, thus hindering the original sound of the stick? My line taped 3" from the bead, to the bead. _________________________ I remember the silences, and I remember the screams... of the home stands going wild and the feeling of dreams. The music makers and those beautiful girls, doing a ten minute show that you wish would last forever...
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#152782 - 10/14/07 01:41 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Shoesinadryer1]
littlesnareboy Registered: 03/26/07	we tape it just long enough so that our fulcrum is on the tape but nothing else is with the right, with the left we tape to the same length as the right _________________________ Chris Wolf SLD 05 Plates Music of Styx SLD 06 Plates Music of the Moody Blues SLD 07 Snare (finally) A Latin Exchange Carolina Gold 07 Snare Deja Vu
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#152783 - 10/14/07 01:43 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Shoesinadryer1]
wvdrummerboy Registered: 10/29/06 Loc: West Virginia	My line tapes the whole stick and its just not the snares that do it our quads and basses do it as well. We do it to match and to make our sticks not look as beat up. _________________________ I play drums!
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#152784 - 10/14/07 01:46 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: wvdrummerboy]
littlesnareboy Registered: 03/26/07	ive never heard of basslines taping the whole stick and ive heard of quads doing it but it still seems rare. How well does it work? _________________________ Chris Wolf SLD 05 Plates Music of Styx SLD 06 Plates Music of the Moody Blues SLD 07 Snare (finally) A Latin Exchange Carolina Gold 07 Snare Deja Vu
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#152785 - 10/14/07 03:12 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: littlesnareboy]
davidmyers Registered: 01/05/06 Loc: Rosebud, TX	I tape my sticks from the bead to halfway down the stick. My reasoning is that I need the tape to prevent the stick from splitting/breaking, so I tape the only parts that will ever hit the drum or rim. Same goes for our tenors sticks. _________________________ --------------------------------------------- 05-06 Snare 06-07 Percussion Cpt./ Tenor 07 All State Solo-Received 1 and Outstanding Performer 07-08 Percussion Cpt./ Tenor 08-09 Drum Major/ Snare (Finally!!)
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#152786 - 10/14/07 03:19 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: davidmyers]
gniknus11 Registered: 09/23/07 Loc: Beaver, Pennsylvania	our school's line uses vic firth sticks so we go from the bead to the american flag on the stick. its just something we made up. and I tape our tenor sticks half and down to the grip but not under. we use plain white tape and orange for Halloween! _________________________ Beaver Area High School Percussion Pride Bottom Bass: 8th Grade Quads: Freshman Quints (New Drums): Sophomore Homepage - http://www.freewebs.com/gniknus11/
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#152787 - 10/14/07 03:38 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Shoesinadryer1]
falconsnare209 blanks Registered: 11/29/05 Loc: Winton, California	Quote: Quote: I have my snareline tape the sticks full all the way from taper to butt. This is to keep hand sweat from logging the stick and subtrating from the good original sound quality. We try to minimize tape overlap as much as possible, so as not to add too much weight to any part of the stick. But wouldn't the tape covering that much of the stick, hinder the resonation of the stick, thus hindering the original sound of the stick? My line taped 3" from the bead, to the bead. I highly doubt it. When you tape up to the fulcrum you add weight to the front. Sticks aren't made with weight in the front. I would think taping it all the way down seems more logical to not "hindering" the original sound quality. _________________________ Gabriel '04-'05 WMS Snare '05-'06 AHS Snare '06-'07 AHS Snare '07-'08 AHS Snare Section Leader & Drumline Capt. '08-'09 AHS Snare Section Leader & Drumline Capt.
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#152788 - 10/14/07 05:48 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: falconsnare209]
drumlngirl Registered: 07/29/07 Loc: Pennsylvania	Our drumline tapes snare and tenor stick to about the fulcrum with it pretty much overlapped. That's the way I was taught, and that's the way that we are told to do it. _________________________ 05-06 Freshman: 2nd Bass 06-07 Sophomore: Snare (Night at the Movies) 07-08 Junior: Snare; Drum Captain (Classic Rock) 08-09 Senior: Snare; Drum Captain (Move 'N' Groove)
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#152789 - 10/14/07 06:04 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: falconsnare209]
hiredgoonthug Registered: 05/15/07 Loc: Ontario, California	i tape all sticks to the point that if i were to hold it in a left handed traditional grip, my ring finger would be just barely in contact with the tape. then i scratch off the finish all along where my hand contacts the stick. i usually use a hunting knife for that. i have sweaty hands so i really need the direct grip and the tape is just to add a little heft and keep the stick from breaking as fast _________________________ Lasciate Ogni Speranza Voi Ch'Entrate www.myspace.com/esalv_ftw
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#152790 - 10/14/07 06:14 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: wvdrummerboy]
darkshadyturtle Registered: 08/06/06 Loc: California	Quote: My line tapes the whole stick and its just not the snares that do it our quads and basses do it as well. We do it to match and to make our sticks not look as beat up. My line does the same. _________________________ "yeah whateva" Some random sites with sheet music and stuff(A lot of them probably have the same/very similar stuff): http://members.aol.com/gridit/music.html \| http://members.tripod.com/forthelove/bomb.html \| http://www.geocities.com/drumcrum/sheetmusicpage.html \| http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/drumline/sheetmusic2.html \| http://www.geocities.com/akinsdrumline/music.html \| http://www.snarescience.com \| http://www.jaredoleary.com/Drumline_Sheet_Music.html \| http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/
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#152791 - 10/14/07 06:15 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: hiredgoonthug]
Bridgeman83 Registered: 06/21/04 Loc: Stark-Vegas, MS	Most of the guys on our 'line tape up until the fulcrum, a space, a little bit on the back end. But because our center snare tapes all the way, we all have to as well. I'd rather just leave a space for my fulcrum cause my hands sweat a lot and it's just easier that way. _________________________ MèCo Hearn aka Biggs Mississippi State Drumline '07 Snareline "DW...Do work son!"
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#152792 - 10/14/07 07:28 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Bridgeman83]
Anonymous Unregistered	I tape the snares scott johnsons from the bead to the flag and then the "C" in his sig to the butt. I tape up the butt side more to give it more of a counter weight. our tenors dont tape. our bass tape from the tip to just above their hands.
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#152793 - 10/14/07 10:21 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ]
JoeD Registered: 06/05/07	yeah... I tape the whole stick... you just need to use the stick and it will have the same grip as every other wood stick _________________________ "Don't aim at success - the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself." - George Hopkins ( \__/ ) (= '.' =) ( " ) _ ( " ) .... Isn't it amazing what your bored friends can come up with?
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#152794 - 10/15/07 12:54 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
Mannineaux Registered: 03/16/07 Loc: Slidell, Louisiana	For soudn purposes, i hate taping sticks. I think (just in my opinion) that it makes rim shots softer, and makes the sticks heavier making the snares soud lower. Though, to preserve having to go buy a new pair of sticks every month, we take the tips to about to where the end of the Vic Firth name is. Then we tape from the bottom up to where the fulcrum is. We added a notch of tape this year at the fulcrom to prevent slipping? It works out well, it just adds more blk to the stick. _________________________ Slidell High Drumline Freshman 06' - Tenors Freshman 07' - Snare (Mardi Gras) Sophomore 07' - Snare (Asst. Captain) Sophomore 08' - Snare Captain(Mardi Gras) (Asst. Captain) Fontainebleau High School Drumline Junior 08' - Snare Captain
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#152795 - 10/15/07 05:43 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: darkshadyturtle]
power12791 Registered: 02/06/07 Loc: New York	Quote: Quote: My line tapes the whole stick and its just not the snares that do it our quads and basses do it as well. We do it to match and to make our sticks not look as beat up. My line does the same. Same here... _________________________ Victor High School Drumline 2005-2007 Bass 1/2 2007-present Tenors Empire Statesmen 2008 Tenors
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#152796 - 10/15/07 10:02 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: power12791]
HughJass Registered: 06/22/07 Loc: Gainesville, FL	At school we leave room for the fulcrum. At home I have pairs that are half-taped, full taped, and fulcrum spaced.
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#152797 - 10/15/07 11:15 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: HughJass]
Mannineaux Registered: 03/16/07 Loc: Slidell, Louisiana	We also tape our tenor and bass mallets just to match. We used the color red for all of our sticks because of the show we're doing (Carmen.) Usually, bass mallets aren't taped, unless your bass line is hacking happy... and Rim click happy. _________________________ Slidell High Drumline Freshman 06' - Tenors Freshman 07' - Snare (Mardi Gras) Sophomore 07' - Snare (Asst. Captain) Sophomore 08' - Snare Captain(Mardi Gras) (Asst. Captain) Fontainebleau High School Drumline Junior 08' - Snare Captain
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#152798 - 10/16/07 12:04 AM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
xp4nd00bi3x blank Registered: 08/13/07 Loc: TX	Our school tapes half way. We tried taping it all the way but it got slippery and it was basically a disaster
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#152799 - 10/21/07 03:18 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
Anonymous Unregistered	We use vic firths as well... and we tape from the bead to the c in "vic" and then from the corpmaster symbol to the end leaving room for our hand s inbetween
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#152800 - 10/21/07 04:18 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ]
feisty Registered: 09/15/07 Loc: texas	we use promark...tape far enough so the writings covered up then leave room for you hand and tape but butt _________________________ Heyyyyy :] im deanna im a junior and im a snare drummer :] and thats all ya need to know :p
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#152801 - 11/08/07 03:04 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
drummer_man blank Registered: 10/05/07 Loc: Seattle, WA	My line doesn't tape our sticks. We compared tape vs. no tape and found that sticks without tape creates a richer more natural sound. Especially during visuals where we click our and eachother's sticks together. It's an "Each to his own" situation, I suppose: whatever sound makes you happiest.
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#152802 - 11/08/07 04:38 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: drummer_man]
sb3drummer Registered: 10/22/07 Loc: VA	we tape the whole stick...tenors ans bass too
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#152803 - 11/08/07 11:44 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: sb3drummer]
NoahTheBoa Registered: 11/03/07 Loc: Los Angeles, CA	Same here. we tape the whole stick. On layer with very little overlap. _________________________ Chaminade College Prep Drumline Junior - Snare Sophmore- Snare Freshman- Bass 3
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#152804 - 11/09/07 01:08 AM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: NoahTheBoa]
Anonymous Unregistered	I know that our snare line taped up to the fulcrum, but our lone tenor player taped his about only 4" or so from the tip.
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#152805 - 11/09/07 10:13 AM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ]
Shimes Registered: 06/13/07 Loc: Upstate NY	we tape the whole thing.. ok... has anyone used "stick tape"? Is it reallllly any better? thanks for the replys in advance... _________________________ Shimes "This I believe... SHUT UP... AND PLAY THE MUSIC!!!"
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#152806 - 11/10/07 06:38 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Shimes]
Jaydrummer Registered: 08/28/07	My line tapes the whole stick bead to butt (snare tenor bass) _________________________ Victor High School '04 bass-3 '05-'07 snare '07 Center Snare White Sabers
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#152807 - 11/10/07 09:22 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Shimes]
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: we tape the whole thing.. ok... has anyone used "stick tape"? Is it reallllly any better? thanks for the replys in advance... I think the only advantage stick tape has over electrical tape is that it won't get slippery when your hands start to get sweaty and whatnot. So I guess it can improve your grip on the stick as well. I've never really tried it myself, but that much I know.
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#152808 - 11/11/07 04:04 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ]
NungaDrum729 Registered: 11/06/07 Loc: NJ	my line uses tom aungst sticks and we overlap about 1/3 the width of the tape. when the tape is on the stick, it looks like the same amount of the tape is overlapped as not overlapped, if you get what i mean. also, we leave a gap for the fulcrum, so when we do stick changes around our back, we can feel where the fulcrum is and not have to look down. some people like bigger or smaller gaps also...it's up to the player. i tape mine from the bead, to 1/2 way through the H in firth, then from the end of the flag to the butt. also, about sticktape. center snare at my school was also center snare for raiders the past 2 seasons. they're sponsored by sticktape and she said she hated it and so did everyone else on the line. _________________________ I've played some drums with some people at certain places.
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#152809 - 11/11/07 06:39 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
JoeGrinstead Registered: 04/30/07 Loc: Indianapolis, Indiana	the whole stick, there's a trick for no slip, roll the stick on the ground where i'ts really gritty... _________________________ Originally Posted By: 9Volt Originally Posted By: jacoismyhero ...like the cock snorting visual, ect... I'd be terrified to see that. 2006-2007 "The Hypar Effect" 8TH Grade: Pit: Auxilary 2007-2008 Freshman Year: ~Fall: "Simplicity" Top Bass ~Winter: "Balance" 2nd Bass 2008-2009 Sophomore Year ~Fall: "Sleep Cycles" Tenor Captain ~Winter:???
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#152810 - 11/14/07 09:36 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: JoeGrinstead]
Xareoshin Registered: 09/03/06 Loc: Paris, TX	Snares - Black tape from butt to tip overlapped at about 1/4 the width of the tape on each pass. Than wrapped again with red tape at a very high angle so that the black shows through. (Our colors are red and black) Tenors - Same as snare except grip area is exposed, we use vegas so we leave the grip area exposed so we can tell the snare and tenor sticks apart easier since the vega's are basically a drumstick. Bass - No wrapping - we use alluminum shafted mallets with the rubber gripping area (vic firth?) so tape is not needed. _________________________ Tenors are the best thing since sliced bread!!
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#152811 - 11/17/07 07:55 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Xareoshin]
power12791 Registered: 02/06/07 Loc: New York	I have used both electrical tape and stick tape and I couldn't really feel any difference at all. The only little thing was you could feel that it was less slippery, but while playing, I didn't notice the differece _________________________ Victor High School Drumline 2005-2007 Bass 1/2 2007-present Tenors Empire Statesmen 2008 Tenors
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#152812 - 11/26/07 02:03 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: power12791]
Beardo_MSU Registered: 11/14/07 Loc: Starkville Mississippi	We tape the entire stick. I prefer to leave spaces in the grip, just becuase my hands are more comfortable gripping wood rather than tape, but for the sake of uniformity we tape the whole thing. I think it is becuase Shon is really old and really lame....
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#152813 - 11/26/07 08:35 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Shimes]
SkyhawkDrummer Registered: 11/06/07 Loc: SoCal	Quote: we tape the whole thing.. ok... has anyone used "stick tape"? Is it reallllly any better? thanks for the replys in advance... Do you mean the vater percussion grip tape??If so it is softer and it doesnt get slippery on the hands when sweaty.but it causes calluses. As for my school all sticks are taped up to the flag(we use strictly Vic Firth sticks). I myself tape up to the flag,then from the end of the flag to the Butt leaving space for my fulcrum.Since the flag is where the fulcrum is supposed to be i presume. _________________________ Freshman:Bass 3(Marching Band) Bass 2(Winter Drumline)[Bass Cap.] Sophomore:Bass 2(Marching Band)[Bass Cap.] Incognito '09: Snare Drum(Winter Drumline)
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#152814 - 12/15/07 03:14 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
DrummerBug25 Registered: 12/14/07 Loc: Smiths Station, AL	We do stripes around our bass sticks,snare,and tenor sticks and they sound exactly the same there is no difference in sound. _________________________ 06-07=Cymbals 07-08=4th Bass 08-09=Hopefully on Snare
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#152815 - 12/15/07 04:02 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: HughJass]
DrumerKruse Registered: 09/12/04 Loc: Colorado	we tape about an down to the the fulcrum and then stop. we barley overlap... the stick doenst need a bunch more wieght _________________________ THE MFBKB Kruse
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#152816 - 12/16/07 08:26 AM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: DrumerKruse]
littlesnareboy Registered: 03/26/07	Quote: we tape about an down to the the fulcrum and then stop. we barley overlap... the stick doenst need a bunch more wieght i do the same thing, except i overlap a lot. It adds more protection to the sticks and makes them heavier. I think more weight not only feels good but it means more chops in the long hall _________________________ Chris Wolf SLD 05 Plates Music of Styx SLD 06 Plates Music of the Moody Blues SLD 07 Snare (finally) A Latin Exchange Carolina Gold 07 Snare Deja Vu
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#152817 - 12/16/07 12:28 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: littlesnareboy]
Drumfan90 Registered: 11/27/07	we tape our entire stick in white and we try to overlap the tape as little as possible
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#152818 - 12/16/07 01:43 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Drumfan90]
desufnocosem blank Registered: 11/24/07	We all use electrical white tape also with as little overlapping as possible but it gets lazy towards the end of the season. What do you guys think about having colored stripes on the sticks?
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#152819 - 12/29/07 06:06 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: ]
nickstix Registered: 02/20/06 Loc: NY	my school line tapes from the head of the stick to the area you hold the stick, then we out tape near the bottom, basically we dont tape the area we hold the stick _________________________ PLAY TO LIVE:LIVE TO PLAY
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#152820 - 12/29/07 08:44 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: nickstix]
CrashCrimson Registered: 11/21/07 Loc: Southeastern Region.	Our snares used to tape the entire stick white (even though we used Hardimon's) and then go around the entire stick with blue stripes. It ended up being too expensive. We would have to retape the blue before every game because pep band and the halftime show rimshots made the blue look choppy. Now our entire drumline tapes all black. I have a pair of Paul Rennick's that I have taped to the fulcrum, and about an inch from the butt, but I'm not allowed to use them. (Because they're featherweights. ;P) _________________________ Pow! '09: Heartbeat Yep.
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#152821 - 12/30/07 11:56 AM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: CrashCrimson]
WRTenor Registered: 12/01/07	Our snares tape white to the fulcrum, even though I personally prefer tape all the way down. _________________________ NHS 2007-2008: Tenors Wide range Percussion 2008 Season: Tenors
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#152822 - 12/30/07 02:45 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: WRTenor]
Gernads Registered: 02/10/07 Loc: Chesterland, Ohio	I tape half-way down the stick. By that, I mean from the bead to the half-way point of the stick. But for our homecoming show we taped the entire stick and added a blue stripe down them. _________________________ West Geauga High School 06-10 - Bass, Snare, Quads Capital Regiment Hopeful 2009
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#152823 - 12/31/07 03:53 AM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
Gen Registered: 12/31/07 Loc: Philippines	i tape the whole stick.
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#152824 - 02/03/08 12:43 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: Shimes]
UFMike blank Registered: 02/03/08 Loc: New Bedford, MA	I know this post is a bit dated, but I just came across it now... In regards to Stick tape (specifically Stick tape.com) I feel there is a significant difference in a few areas (for me at least) besides the most noticeable being the adhesive, it's A LOT less sticky but still sticks extremely well to the stick (and not to your hands on hot days). It's slightly thinner than electrical tape but also more durable as well due to the PVC backing (a big plus).. AND it come in larger rolls (less $ per roll as well) I think it's a great way to go... I personally only use Sticktape.com for our programs needs..... I recommend to those that haven't tried it... try it out. Anyone who has a great amount of experience with electrical tape (eg. being used in extreme cases... meaning really abusing sticks and wrapping a lot of sticks) you'll love this alternative. My opinion and I've been around. (to a newbie, or someone who doesn't play a lot etc... you won't notice much... although to experienced drummers out there... the small things mean a lot) Mike _________________________ Michael J. Valler Urban Fusion Executive Director & Instructor of Percussion website: www.urbanfusiononline.org "One World; One Community... Through Music!" *Proud member of The Vic Firth Educational Team (sponsored by Evans Drumheads, Vicfirth, Sabian, Pintech USA)
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#152825 - 02/03/08 01:12 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: UFMike]
CrashCrimson Registered: 11/21/07 Loc: Southeastern Region.	It doesn't melt? A friend of mine bought actual "stick tape" (as opposed to electrical tape) and I didn't realize that it was melting until some of it got on my drum. It also got on the bass heads before Homecoming, and considering it left a huge black smudge, we had to replace them. ;P _________________________ Pow! '09: Heartbeat Yep.
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#152826 - 02/10/08 12:22 AM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
vivi767 Registered: 01/25/08 Loc: Fontana, CA	I believe my schools snares tape all the way down. personally, i like to tape snare sticks all the way down till about 3-4 inches from the butt. same goes for tenor sticks. _________________________ Raul Lozada AB Miller Marching Rebels 06-07 Winter- Auxilary 07-08 Fall- Tenors 07-08 Winter- Drumset myspace.com/viviortinier
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#152827 - 02/10/08 07:13 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: vivi767]
Dummer101 blank Registered: 01/01/08	my school uses vic firth sticks. so we use white electrical tape and we tape from the tip down to the T in the Firth
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#152828 - 02/10/08 10:39 PM Re: How does your snareline tape their sticks? [Re: gniknus11]
Pantera0001 Registered: 12/19/07 Loc: the lonestar state	When I have to do it for time sake with my students at a contest, I just try to tape it like a barber pole, or candy stripe. Then to clean it up, I put a small piece at the up next to the tip. I like to use black or white because they seem to be the most tasteful. But as someone pointed out in another post, the tape does effect the sound. It tends to dull or mute the sound a bit. But, with today's high volume equipment you may not notice it as much, like you would a practice pad. The white Ralph Hardimans might be another option besides tape.
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