Field Drums -Vintage and Modern

Here is a video all about Field Drums. I show you some of the field drums that I own and use for my professional musical endeavors. These drums are from many different time periods ranging from the mid 1800’s all the way to a drum manufactured this year (2023). I explain how the size, snares and shell materials affect the sound of these drums and I play them all for you. Here are the drums in the order of their appearance in the video: Majestic Prophonic 14” x 12” 60th Anniversary Cherry Field Drum Pearl Philharmonic 15” x 8” African Mahogany Field Drum Pearl Philharmonic 16” x 16” Maple Field Drum Wells and Son 17x 12" 1860's Mahogany 1860s Civil War Field Drum Ludwig and Ludwig 1936 15”x 12” Field Drum Leedy 1940's Mahogany 15”x 12” Field Drum Leedy and Ludwig 1950's 15”x 12” Maple Field Drum Slingerland 1960's 14”x 12” Mahogany Field Drum Slingerland 1970’s 16”x 16” Maple Field Drums Premier 14”x12” Late 70’s/ Early 80’s Steel Field Drum Time Stamps 0:00 Introduction 2:47 Modern Snare Systems 4:16 Majestic Prophonic 14” x 12” 60th Anniversary Cherry Field Drum 4:33 Pearl Philharmonic 15” x 8” African Mahogany Field Drum 5:18 Pearl Philharmonic 16” x 16” Maple Field Drum 6:23 Stands for Field Drums 7:00 Wells and Son 17x 12" 1860s Mahogany 1860's Civil War Field Drum 9:08 Ludwig and Ludwig 1936 15”x 12” Field Drum 11:09 Leedy 1940's Mahogany 15”x 12” Field Drum 14:00 Leedy and Ludwig 1950's 15”x 12” Maple Field Drum 15:07 Slingerland 1960's 14”x 12” Mahogany Field Drum 16:35 Slingerland 1970’s 16”x 16” Maple Field Drums 21:50 Premier 14”x12” Late 70’s/ Early 80’s 24 :08 Recommendations 26:59 Closing Solo