Musikmesse 2010: Cymbals and More

Cymbals and More from the 2010 Musikmesse.

Matt Nolan Makes Way-Gone Gongs

Matt Nolan builds interesting cymbals and unusual gongs of bronze and stainless steel.

Mike Terrana: In Flight

Mike Terrana, muscle metal god, is now 50. But his playing is better than ever.

Musikmesse 2010: Drums By Hand

There's no shortage of hand drums at Messe, with some colorful innovations we've never seen in the states. Here's a quick roundup of some of the highlights we saw that weren't covered in our previous stories from NAMM in January, along with people we saw.

Musikmesse Drums: What’s Not To Like?

There were some surprising drums at Musikmesse but also a surprising absence. Read the details.

Yamaha Gets More Feel For Less Dough

Yamaha is introducing a new DTX kit today with a street price of 1599 (in euros, that is). The kits will feature the new TCS heads the company showed off in January. Looking a bit like pebbly-textured styrofoam, the Textured Silicone surface on the heads offer lower noise and a softer more natural feel than rubber heads, but with less rebound than mesh heads, according to Yamaha.

The company's Electronic Drum Specialist, artist Robert Terry, demoed the new models for us in the artist room of Yamaha US's Buena Park headquarters.

DrumTrainer for the iPhone Announced

One of the first new introductions at the Musikmesse is Drumtrainer/Rick Latham, a new app for iphone.