2A Drumsticks? in General Drum Talk Forum

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Aug 17 04 2:23 AM

Damn that's a good question!
I just spent a good 15 minutes of company time searching all the major stick manufacturer's pages but didn't come up with anything.
You got me interested too now!

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Doom

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Aug 17 04 7:10 AM

Reasonably large

Yes. I got it off Trademe

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Kora

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Aug 17 04 12:39 PM

HOLY S#$@ thats huge man.hehe

Waxhead on the lose

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LDG

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Aug 17 04 3:08 PM

Hmm.. not sure.

Although..

On the Vic Firth site they have a pair of 1A's and a pair of 3A's.
Both are the same size L=16 13/16" Dia= .580".
The only difference is the tip. The 1A's have their 'taj mahal' tip (acorn)
and the 3A's have a barrel tip.

So what's you thinking now Luck?

I think if they made a 2A, it would probably just have a different tip again maybe...?

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LDG

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Aug 17 04 3:11 PM

..if you were after a huge stick, maybe give the Vic Firth metals a try. I've got a pair of these and they are MASSIVE!
Kak uses them too I think.

They're L=17", Dia.=.635"

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Kakumba

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Aug 17 04 4:01 PM

Are you sure they make 2A's? As far as I am aware, they are not actually produced by any major makers. that said, as a general rule, the A of a size is just a bit thinner than the B. like 5A and 5B.

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LDG

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Aug 17 04 4:24 PM

yeah thats kinda what I was thinking, I didn't find info on a 2A what-so-ever

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Kakumba

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Aug 17 04 4:33 PM

QUOTE (LDG @ Aug 17 2004, 04:24 PM)

yeah thats kinda what I was thinking, I didn't find info on a 2A what-so-ever

just like 1B, 3B and 4A or 4B are not made.

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Steve M

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Aug 17 04 11:03 PM

Oh they make them allright. Just look

Trouble is they don't give the sizes, you could always e-mail them and ask.

Check out some of the vintage [url=http://www.drumandbass.org]drums[/url] too, some nice stuff!

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Kakumba

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Aug 18 04 11:15 AM

well there we go. but do any other makers make them? oh well Luck, you can get your answer now. and post it here even.

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Luck7

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Aug 18 04 8:51 PM

QUOTE (Kakumba @ Aug 17 2004, 02:01 PM)

Are you sure they make 2A's? As far as I am aware, they are not actually produced by any major makers. that said, as a general rule, the A of a size is just a bit thinner than the B. like 5A and 5B.

John Bonham used Ludwig 2As so they do exist. I would believe they are about .610-.615

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LDG

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Aug 18 04 10:43 PM

hmm.. ludwig don't seem to have them anymore though..

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SPAZ

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Aug 19 04 1:51 AM

I held a pair of Vater 2Bs today. I didn't realise what it was till I looked at the label, it was just sitting by the cymbal display. Not much different from the 5Bs as far as I could tell, just a cilantro chunkier... it seemed kind of short, too.

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Kakumba

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Aug 19 04 4:00 PM

QUOTE (SPAZ @ Aug 19 2004, 01:51 AM)

I held a pair of Vater 2Bs today. I didn't realise what it was till I looked at the label, it was just sitting by the cymbal display. Not much different from the 5Bs as far as I could tell, just a cilantro chunkier... it seemed kind of short, too.

A 2B is a pretty huge leap from a 5B, you should be able to tell the difference. but anyways, in my experience, that is the way most drummers change stick, accidentally, and then realize they really like it.

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Luck7

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Aug 19 04 11:33 PM

thats how i got my current sticks using Vaters then picking up a pair of promarks and going wow nice.

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Kakumba

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Aug 19 04 11:40 PM

QUOTE (Luck7 @ Aug 19 2004, 11:33 PM)

thats how i got my current sticks using Vaters then picking up a pair of promarks and going wow nice.

Just like I said. so, why did you want to know the size of 2A by the way?

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Luck7

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Aug 19 04 11:45 PM

I want to try a pair for grooves.

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SPAZ

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Aug 20 04 12:39 AM

Eh, when I first picked it up I thought they were a crap no-name brand, but then I saw the 'Vater'. Must have just been a really clean wood, didn't see a grain.

Hmm... maybe it seemed shorter because it was so much thicker. I didn't really get a good look. I was next to the cymbal display, plenty of shiny things to catch my attention