you already have on the existing drums? And a jazz gig and tried a different head…” So just
that seems to be a very accepted approach, a slight change in the tuning and/or the head
because when you look at the hardware and you’ve got a whole other sound out of the
market there are so many choices out there, drum, so it is very versatile.
and different configurations, and it’s too much.
Plus I saw a trend where a lot of people didn’t
want to drill the shells for the mount because
they say it alters the resonance, which I have
mixed emotions about. If you go in a perfectly
sonic room that is dead quiet, you might hear
the difference between a drilled shell and a non-
drilled shell, but if you’re in a live performance
with guitars and everything else going on no
one is going to know the difference, you know?
[WM] Something that I really want to
discuss with you is the church as a market
Scott Williamson
for WFLIII Drums. You are a unique resource
What can you say about the versatility of your
new drum offerings?
[Bill] I’ve heard that comparison to the 70’s
Black Beauties, and I’ll take that all day. I’m very
proud of that and happy because I feel that is
[WM] Over the many decades the name had several professional drummers that had
roll, educational markets, marching drums,
orchestral percussion, and jazz as well.
However, I’ve heard that your new snares are
reminiscent of the iconic 70s “black beauty”.
in size, design, music stylings and acoustics.
With you, churches and worship teams, can
That minuscule reduction in resonance.
Ludwig is largely synonymous with rock and
for churches because churches vary greatly
what a snare drum should sound like. I have
a Ludwig shell snare who have contacted me
and said, “You’re never going to believe this,
I picked up a country gig the other day took it
in the studio with a different head and different
tuning and that drum just fit perfect.” Or, “I had
customize whatever they need, which is not
the norm. When I began my church experience
as part of the Jesus Movement in 1969, I had
already been playing drums for at least 6 years
during my junior high and high school years.
At that time many, if not most churches, did
not allow drums as part of Sunday morning
worship. Today, market research tells us that
there are over 360,000 churches in North
America. Recent market research of over 1,100
churches (small, medium and mega) indicates
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