I had the opportunity to see some amazing Colombian Instruments and Traditional Colombian Percussion playing.    Check it out!   Colombian drums:instruments Colombian drums:instruments Colombian percussion set up drum

I was invited to Concordia College by my good friend David Eyler to present at their Day of Percussion and perform a bit, I came to find some wonderful instruments! Especially old keyboard instruments!  

When I visited SUNY Fredonia with my good friend Kay Stonefelt, I saw some great instruments and systems - I took a few photos to share here.   cymbal storage bass drum

I had the pleasure of visiting my great friend Jim Campbell at the University of Kentucky - Jim has some amazing instruments!   “Alumiphone” - was at PASIC 2012 Anytime you need

I went to the Music House Museum in Acme Michigan and was shocked by the beautiful percussion instruments that are inside some of these self playing instruments.  Check out this link for the museum:   http://www.musichouse.org/

My good friend and percussionist with the Zurich Opera Orchestra, Dominic Hermann, sent me photos of some of their instruments - the bells are just amazing!  And, notice the Bass Drums - they play them

I saw this tambourine in the Chicago Art Institute - it is painted on by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec.   He pained this tambourine in 1887 or 1888.   You can get an idea of what the

I was at a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert in November of 2013.   They have a small instrument museum and I saw these lovely percussion instruments in glass cases. small timpani small timpani

Bill Cahn did a clinic at PASIC and I was enthralled by the instruments he used!   I took these photos so you can check them out. “Old School” Temple blocks Castanet and