We had the pleasure of being treated to this performance from Japanese drumming sensation Senri Kawaguchi at the 2011 NAMM Show, courtesy of Yamaha Drums. At 14 years old in 2011, she was seriously talented, and she hasn’t stopped getting better! Check her out on youtube and watch her performance at the NAMM show below.
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Welcome to the new Five Star Drum Shops website!
Here at Five Star, we are always trying to offer you the best drum shop experience possible, both in our stores and online. Today we are very excited to introduce our new website, complete with our new Five Star Drum Shop Locator, an Events Page, new photo galleries, our classic Drum Tips, this new Blog, and of course our annual Five Star Holiday Buyer’s Guide, just in time for the Holidays!
We hope you enjoy the new website and find it useful for learning about the many ways that we are working hard to bring you not just the best drum gear and the best prices, but the best drum shop service found anywhere. We are drummers ourselves, we speak drum, and we are here for you.
-Five Star
DW Factory Tour
Gon Bops Factory Tour
Here are some great photos from a visit to the Gon Bops factory in Oxnard, CA.
Snapshot: West Africa
Check out the new article on drums in West Africa written by Rhythm Traders owner Brad Boynton in the August 2012 issue of Drum Magazine!
Click either of the screenshots below to open the PDF.
Cymbal Foundry Cymbals
Now Available Exclusively at Five Star Drum Shops!
Cymbal Foundry designs, manufactures, and imports top-quality vintage-style cymbals directly from the factory in Istanbul, Turkey. Our mission is to craft the highest quality handmade cymbals, using time-honored techniques, and the absolute best tools and materials, coupled with stringent quality control, to produce a consistently excellent product. They are modeled after vintage cymbals using the same cymbal hammering and lathing techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation in Turkey, and found at only the most exclusive drum shops in North America.
Unlike other cymbal companies, each cymbal is played by real drummers right in the factory and chosen based on sound above all. If they don’t pass the ear test, then they are not stamped with the Cymbal Foundry logo. It’s that simple. These are small batch cymbals made by drummers, for YOU.
Available exclusively through your Five Star Drum Shop, www.fivestardrumshops.com
Snapshot: Cuba
Check out the article on music and culture in Cuba written by Rhythm Traders owner Brad Boynton in the October 2012 issue of Drum Magazine!
Click either of the screenshots below to open the PDF.
Evans Drumheads Factory Tour
