open handed drummers
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DullTheater
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just wondering.. wat u mean by open handed?
hi dulltheater,
When you sit bhind a right handed kit, where the hihat is on your left and the bassdrum is on your right, a right handed player will cross his right hand to his left to play the hihat and his left hand under his right to play the snare drum.
But for a left handed player to sit behind a right handed kit, the usual way is to use his left hand to play the hihat and the right hand play the snare drum. This is what we call "Open Handed". The ride cymbal will also be moved to the left hand side of the kit, very close to the hi-hat.
This is not limited to just left handed palyers. Some right handed players opt to play this way too, e.g. Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips and Dom Famularo. This method creates a whole lot of rythmic possibilites compared to the "traditional" way of crossing over.
Cheers....
When you sit bhind a right handed kit, where the hihat is on your left and the bassdrum is on your right, a right handed player will cross his right hand to his left to play the hihat and his left hand under his right to play the snare drum.
But for a left handed player to sit behind a right handed kit, the usual way is to use his left hand to play the hihat and the right hand play the snare drum. This is what we call "Open Handed". The ride cymbal will also be moved to the left hand side of the kit, very close to the hi-hat.
This is not limited to just left handed palyers. Some right handed players opt to play this way too, e.g. Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips and Dom Famularo. This method creates a whole lot of rythmic possibilites compared to the "traditional" way of crossing over.
Cheers....
DullTheater
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oh.. thanx for the info man....
well, i'm a right handed guy, so obviously i will playing using the traditional way of crossing the hands...
but sometime i do use the open handed method,
thats when i really need a really loud and cracking sound on the snares...
but sometimes i also use that method to, well, play for the fun....
at the same time, trying to make my hands haf thier own brains each..
training them...
well, i'm a right handed guy, so obviously i will playing using the traditional way of crossing the hands...
but sometime i do use the open handed method,
thats when i really need a really loud and cracking sound on the snares...
but sometimes i also use that method to, well, play for the fun....
at the same time, trying to make my hands haf thier own brains each..
training them...
caijunlong
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I've been playing open handed since I started drumming because I'm left handed and right footed. haha
Funkifized
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that's an interesting combination to say the least... another billy cobham in the making?
caijunlong
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haha. I don't think I can ever reach that level.
Anyway, how do you open handed drummers set the height of your hi-hat? Mine is about the same height as my snare drum.
Anyway, how do you open handed drummers set the height of your hi-hat? Mine is about the same height as my snare drum.
Funkifized
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i'd expect an open-handed drummer to have his hi-hat really low, but wouldn't that mean that you have to cut the rod of the hihat? playing open-handed on a hihat with "normal" height just doesn't cut it, fatigue sets in real quick.
caijunlong
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Hey Reuben! You MIA ah! I didn't see you for very long man.
paper_box,
For me, the best is to place the ride cymbal between the my primary crash and hi-hats.
paper_box,
For me, the best is to place the ride cymbal between the my primary crash and hi-hats.
caijunlong
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Ya, it's a little cramp. But it doesn't really affect me much anymore. Have gotten used to it since I started drumming with this set-up.
That's an old photo actually, now my snare and hi-hats are at the same height.
That's an old photo actually, now my snare and hi-hats are at the same height.
