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February 02, 2006
NAMM Roundup
So NAMM has come and gone. Maybe you saw some of the new products from Pearl, Yamaha, etc on their websites? While I enjoy checking out new stuff on websites, nothing beats seeing it person. So here are my pictures from the 2006 NAMM show taken by our trustworthy field correspondent...
Zildjian's booth...the two new products related to marching percussion are the new 19" A's and the Zildjian/Bodyglove cymbal bags.
Vic Firth's NAMM booth. Vic Firth announced two things related to marching: new practice pads and redesigned corpmaster timpani mallets.
The Remo booth looked good and that was further enhanced by Mr. Remo being there and talking to people. They released the new PowerMax bass drum head mentioned in a post the other day
Pearl logo
The new contour hinge carrier. Notice the air bulb sandwiched in between the tubes in the middle? That is for the new Comfort Air System located along the backbar.
Contour hinge carrier in the folded position. Notice at the very top of the picture, there is the air hole that inflates the Comfort Air System. Think Reebok Pump shoes from back in the day and you have a good idea how this works.
A closeup of the spec sheet on the contour carrier.
Kudos to Yamaha for the creative booth which was enhanced by this scoreboard which played videos of different groups that use Yamaha products.
This is an interesting pic with a lot of stuff to mention. First, the Madison Scouts display celebrating their longtime partnership with Yamaha. This display had a snare drum from every year since the sFz model (including the prototype year with the black and silver rim). If memory serves me correctly, Yamaha raided the Premier parts bin to put those prototypes together, hence the black rim. Also notice the display on the far left which includes the ultracool drum fade finish produced for Ayala HS. And finally, on the back wall, you can see Yamaha's version of the Randall May tube carrier.
I'm still combing through the pictures so I might have one additional installment if there is enough worth putting on the site. All in all, I'm a little disappointed in the new products released this year for marching percussion. It seems Randall May is the prime innovator right now as the products most touted are the tube carriers, monoposto bass carrier, and the new Acoustic Equalizer for the Yamaha drums.
Posted by Ryan on February 2, 2006 01:33 PM
