Jeremy Larson

Another Flea Market Win!

I have several different drum sets in my studio, and they serve very different purposes.  But the kit I've used the most over the last few years, has been a Japanese kit from the 60's.  The company is called Majestic, and I've become kind of obsessed with collecting their drums.  It's a little bit silly to become a collector of something that is technically a "knock-off" brand, but I think they're amazing.  My good friend Phillip texted me the other night and said he found a Majestic kick drum at a flea market for $25, so I ran over and grabbed it:

Sounds amazing.  Just gotta get it cleaned up a little bit.  And that's what I intend to do today.  Thanks for reading.

Jeremy

Oh Dear Lord

On Saturday, I gathered up four of my friends and moved this:

Up this flight of stairs:

It was even heavier than I thought it would be, and was much harder to move than I expected.  We had to move it up one stair at a time, resting after each one.  Huge thanks to Wess, Darren, Chris, and Joe for making this happen.  (And thanks to Stacy for taking video)

Despite the strange "graffiti" on the piano, it's actually one of my favorite uprights I've ever played on.  It's an old Baldwin Sterling.  It was restored by my good friend Joseph Hunt.  I'm extremely anxious to write some new music with it.  I may track some piano today.  Thanks for reading.

Jeremy

Wm F L Snare

I had a nice little thrifting day on Friday, and found this:

From what I gather, it's a WFL marching snare from the 30's or 40's.  It didn't actually have a badge, but there was a little logo on one of the hoops that said "Wm F L".  After doing some research, I learned that this is what WFL was called before 1939.  One of my best thrifting finds yet!

Most of the rest of Friday was spent working with the Juno keyboard that my brother loaned me.  I am going to have to buy one.  Great keyboard.  Darren and Stacy at work:

Darren and I at work:

Apparently, it takes two people to work this keyboard...

More to come soon.  Thanks for reading.

Jeremy

Select-A-Rhythm

As I mentioned yesterday, one of the first things that Elsie and I did back in town was visit some of our favorite flea markets.  I was pretty surprised that on our first time back out, I found something pretty amazing.  It's called a "Select-A-Rhythm" (yep, catchy and instructional).

There are basically 18 different rhythms to choose from, and an adjustable tempo knob.  The main selling point for me was the foot pedal.  It has a pedal that starts and stops the beat.  This will actually be a key part of any "looping" sets that I do in the future.  I will be able to start playing my guitar, trigger the beat, and start the loop all at the same time (hopefully).  So at this point, I'm thinking that on the next tour, I will be using guitar, cello, and Select-A-Rhythm. 
Thanks for reading,

Jeremy

The Touch Of A Piano, The Brain Of A Synthesizer!

I filmed a couple of clips of me playing around on one of my favorite keyboards (actually, it belongs to Todd Gummerman).  It's a Crumar DP-50.  The first clip is really quiet, so you probably need headphones.  The second and third are louder.

Crumar 1 from Jeremy Larson on Vimeo.

In the second clip, I'm using a Line 6 delay pedal.

Crumar 2 from Jeremy Larson on Vimeo.

Crumar 3 from Jeremy Larson on Vimeo.

I tried to do a google search for some better pictures, but the only ones that come up are from my blog.  I guess it's pretty rare.  Oh wait, I found a poster!

 

Here's one of mine:

 

I believe that they might be using a DP-50 in this song at around 2:52:

I'm not certain, but I can get a sound that sounds pretty much the same.

Thanks for reading.

Jeremy 

Silvertone

Last week we did some flea market shopping with Katie and Johnny. I picked up this vintage Silvertone for $20. I've already used it to record something.  

Another thing, I promised Elsie I would set the records straight. I recently mentioned that I've been recording her solo EP. That's not true... Gotcha. 

Jeremy