Noble and Cooley Review for Jazz Drummers 

Hey Dan, thanks for the note! Hermatite was my second choice, love the look. Good choice! Thanks for checking out the video.

Thanks Terry

Thanks Paul!

Ira, interesting. I have heard other people who did the same. The wood was good the snare beds not. But boy those old bass drums with Pratt muffler! If you ever get to play one of these Horizon bass drums you'll love them, like wise for the NC snares.

I don’t play much anymore, but I have loaned out my Gretsch kit to visiting artists including Brian Blade and Marcus Gilmore. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vE-T10thlGw.html

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@@irawong These videos are amazing! Beautiful drums played beautifully!

Here’s one more for you with Gary Novak. Anyway, I really enjoy your RU-vid channel. Really great stuff! Aloha. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wVyGewK8t6c.html

Well, that is my one complaint. The throw off is made like a tank, but it does rattle when the snares are off...so recording with mallets with snares off is not cool. Now I will say that after 1 year the throw off is much much easier than it was and they told me it would loosen over time, but one hand quick throws are still not comfortable. Not sure what I will do in the future, but I do miss my trick throw off. That might be the move if you can talk N&C into it! Let me know what happens. The drum is completely worth it though!

@@ChrisSmithJazzDrumHang Thanks very much for your quick and frank reply. I’m really trying to find something in stock rather than a custom order for now, so getting another throw fitted isn’t an option. Most drum makers these days seem to make their snares with the throws primarily designed to withstand any beating and not disengage, rather than for quick and fast on and off changes. It’s understandable as us jazzers are in the minority! I think that’s where horizontal actions like Trick’s score highly as they are good for both. Out of the vertical ones I personally love the Dunnett / Gibraltar beer tap throw as it’s so simple, light and fast. But I hear people complaining it drops on them. I’ve had a number of George Way snares with this throw (and had it fitted to two custom drums) and never once had that problem. It just goes to show how differently we all play and how different all our requirements are. It must be a nightmare for drum makers in the design stage. Anyway thanks again for the honest reply, but that issue rules out the NC for me for now at least. Great sounding drums and nice playing by you. Cheers.

@@cymbaljunkie Completely understand, and I need to check out the Dunnett Gibraltar beer tap....haven't checked one out. I was selling a Ludwig Copper with a Trick through Maxwells and it just sold, otherwise I would have highly recommended that drum. It was a killer!

@@ChrisSmithJazzDrumHang Thanks. I’ve had a few Luddys. Turns out I’m more of a wood shell snare guy. I’ve been using Craviotto snares very happily for a few years now, but was just looking at some alternatives. A friend mentioned the NCs and I liked the sound of what I heard.

Hey Jordan! Thanks for checking out the video. Hope all is well with you. I was just wearing my custom molded earplugs when I shot that video. I never do that and it was purely an accident but I do practice with them nearly every I sit down. I got them in college nearly 17 years ago at this point. They have different db filters that help cut down sound without changing the natural eq. I never wear them on gigs though, because I feel like I cant truly hear with them in. I honestly would rather lose some hearing rather than not truly communicate on the bandstand, just me! 😁

Just an old Audio Technica Stereo mic with an 1/8 audio jack. You can find them used on ebay for not much $. I bought mine way back to use it with a minidisc player, so that tells you how long ago that way! :-)