Getting the most out of your Cooperman frame drum

Natural Color Variations in Cherry Wood Drums

Natural Color Variations in Cherry Wood Drums

Cherry is our “go-to” wood for most of the frame drums and tambourines. It has a smooth, tight grain that finishes beautifully.  Newly sawed cherry has creamy, pinkish-brown hue, which...

Natural Color Variations in Cherry Wood Drums

Cherry is our “go-to” wood for most of the frame drums and tambourines. It has a smooth, tight grain that finishes beautifully.  Newly sawed cherry has creamy, pinkish-brown hue, which...

shopping for drums at PASIC 2009

Nomenclature - You like tomato and I like tomahto

By definitions, frame drums seem to have a beautiful simplicity - a hoop with drum head, a diameter larger than its depth.  But...of course it's way more complicated than it is...

Nomenclature - You like tomato and I like tomahto

By definitions, frame drums seem to have a beautiful simplicity - a hoop with drum head, a diameter larger than its depth.  But...of course it's way more complicated than it is...

Something from the archives

Something from the archives

In the early 1990's we worked closely with Randy Crafton to develop our line of frame drums. Randy was a close friend of Layne Redmond, and soon enough the Layne...

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Something from the archives

In the early 1990's we worked closely with Randy Crafton to develop our line of frame drums. Randy was a close friend of Layne Redmond, and soon enough the Layne...

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Some background history of our artist endorser program

Some background history of our artist endorser ...

The first Cooperman frame drums ( circa 1976) were 18” bodhrans, mounted  with goatskin drumheads.  Pat Cooperman Sr. had a friend, Tom Callinan, who had purchased a bodhran during a visit...

Some background history of our artist endorser ...

The first Cooperman frame drums ( circa 1976) were 18” bodhrans, mounted  with goatskin drumheads.  Pat Cooperman Sr. had a friend, Tom Callinan, who had purchased a bodhran during a visit...

FAQ: Can I mount a frame drum on the wall?

FAQ: Can I mount a frame drum on the wall?

The weight of a drum shell can, over time and especially when suspended from a single point (like a nail or peg in a wall),  cause the shell to distort....

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FAQ: Can I mount a frame drum on the wall?

The weight of a drum shell can, over time and especially when suspended from a single point (like a nail or peg in a wall),  cause the shell to distort....

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Some notes on using the Cooperman tuning system

Some notes on using the Cooperman tuning system

It’s important to know how to adjust your drum to maintain its optimum sound range.  The Cooperman tuning mechanism helps players adjust the relative pitch of both synthetic and skin headed...

Some notes on using the Cooperman tuning system

It’s important to know how to adjust your drum to maintain its optimum sound range.  The Cooperman tuning mechanism helps players adjust the relative pitch of both synthetic and skin headed...