How easy was it to get drums from Slingerland?
They were just a phone call away. I would just call Bud and he would just say “whatever you want Jake”. In the Late 60’s early 70’s Bud asked me to go to three tom toms. I told him I’m finally getting to learn how to play two toms on the bass drum and you want me to play three? I used the swivomatic tom holder turned to the other side and added 8″ and 10″ toms on a stand. I loved it so much I wanted to bring more drums on gigs, but I did not want the extra weight. I also switched to match grip when playing the extra toms. It was natural, because I was using the same grip on tympani and mallet instruments. I went to Bud with an idea to create a drum set that had nesting drums. The drums are actually longer and single headed. If you look at the Slingerland catalogs in the 60’s you will see this set with my picture and my drum book in front of the floor tom. So when I went on a gig I carried three cases, one for the bass drum, one for all of my toms and one trap case. I played that set fo
