For over 30 years, we have manufactured some of the finest, most innovative concert snare drums for percussionists across the globe. In the past few years many drummers have asked us to design & fabricate custom snare drums. While we have never promoted this part of our business, we have always accepted custom work. It's kinda been our little secret...until now! Today is the official launch of GroverCustom.com. This new custom drum website presents you with a selection of over 100 individual options, including outer/inner shell finish, lug style and offset, snare weights and alloys, plus much more. When combined, there are over 100,000 ways to customize your drum to become a "one-of-a-kind" sound creation! Each Grover Custom drum is...
You may be aware that castanets entered the symphonic orchestrator’s toolbox via Spanish flamenco music. Along with the sound of the 5-string guitar, the “clacking” of the castanets defines the Andalusian flavor associated with flamenco music. Traditionally, one or more flamenco dancers play the castanets. With one pair in each hand, the dancers click out patterns that support the movement of their dance. What you may not be aware of is that flamenco castanets are pitched unevenly, with one pair lower in tonality than the other. The lower pair, held in the right hand, is called “macho” (male) and the higher pair, held in the left hand, is called “hembra” (female). (A notch carved on the bottom often distinguishes one...
We just returned from the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), held this year in Austin, TX. During the 3-day event over 3,000 percussionists gathered for clinics, masterclasses, performances and a exhibits filled with the world's top percussion products. This year we celebrated our 30th consecutive appearance at the PASIC show, that's three decades of showing the world's finest percussion products! The focus this year was on our new Pro Concert Castanets which feature a micro-tension adjustment and solid granadillo wood castanets. In addition, we unveiled our new line of Grover Custom snare drums, including models with solid rosewood,maple and bubinga wood shells. One of the hot items at the show was our 5.5"x14" 10-ply maple shell drum with our...
Have you been frustrated by having to choose between castanets that sound good-but have no adjustment, and others which have adjustable tension-but lack clarity and richness of sound? If the answer is YES then our new castanets are for you! Discover the only internal-tension castanets designed for professional percussionists. Features include: Invisible tension adjustment system Unobtrusive micro-adjust knob, out of the way of grip area Durable spring-steel tensioning mechanism (not elastic) Solid Granadillo clappers - made from 1 piece of wood Comfortable "timpani stick" style handle Free protective covers and case Limited Lifetime Guarantee These are the best sounding, easiest playing castanets you'll ever experience! (And YES, you can play redoble rolls...) IN STOCK & AVAILABLE FROM THESE SELECT GROVER...
A percussionist's instrument preference is highly personal. It depends on many factors, including stylistic preference, concert hall acoustics, ensemble size, technical ability, etc. It would not be an over-generalization to say that some percussionists prefer symphonic tambourines with a healthy amount of resonance, while others gravitate towards drier-sounding concert tambourines. We added two "Custom Dry" tambourines to the product mix a few years ago, specifically for percussionists who wanted extra articulation and "crunch". These tambourines were designed in the spirit of some of the very old "crinkle jingle" concert band tambourines, which have been out of manufacture for decades. Recently, we were the first company to introduce the concept of a "Hybrid" tambourine, namely, a tambourine frame that contains both...
