Hi quick question: why do some repique sticks have a conical tip rather than round? And Are you supposed to hold the conical end or strike with it? Thanks so much! Love your videos!
Great question! Traditional Repique sticks in Brasil do not have a bead at the tip, they are the same diameter from top to bottom and are slightly shorter than your average drum stick. I find it makes it easier to execute all the rim shots in the basic pattern, and also it lasts longer. Allegorically I have also heard that the lifecycle of a stick in the bateria starts with the caixas, when they break the tip it gets sawed off and the newly shortened stick gets sent to the repiques. So here in the states people will just flip the stick backwards and play with the butt end, or saw of the tip themselves. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this. I am just starting out and really appreciate your technical level of detail plus your articulate and humourous context.
Hi Amy! Is there a brand of Repique you have found that has a shallower rim that works well for playing stick and hand?
Hi quick question: why do some repique sticks have a conical tip rather than round? And Are you supposed to hold the conical end or strike with it? Thanks so much! Love your videos!
Great question! Traditional Repique sticks in Brasil do not have a bead at the tip, they are the same diameter from top to bottom and are slightly shorter than your average drum stick. I find it makes it easier to execute all the rim shots in the basic pattern, and also it lasts longer.
Allegorically I have also heard that the lifecycle of a stick in the bateria starts with the caixas, when they break the tip it gets sawed off and the newly shortened stick gets sent to the repiques. So here in the states people will just flip the stick backwards and play with the butt end, or saw of the tip themselves.
Thanks for watching!
Your voice is very low