Latest articles by Geoff Nicholls
In his Essex workshop, Provenance's Tim Broughton takes reclaimed materials of fantastically varied provenance and fashions them into unrepeatable instruments.
Premier's Modern Classics are high-end drums that are entirely hand-built in the UK
Pearl updates its popular SensiTone series of snares starting with a first-rate metal-shelled trio to suit all pockets
Inspired by the avant garde jazzers of the 1950s, the Liberty Avant's motto is to "build and excel, inspire and enhance"
Remo's long overdue first single-ply mesh heads enable quiet practice sessions with a pretty authentic feel
Istanbul - the cymbal company – was founded in 1980 by Agop Tomurcuk, previously foreman at the K Zildjian factory in Istanbul, Turke
Updated collectors' limited editions of the master drummer's unique signature maple snare drum
Limited to just 250, we test Dave Weckl's super-limited collectors' edition snare drum
Zildjian harks back to the 1950s and 1960s for this richly characterful new set with an authentic vintage twist
Sustainably-sourced drums from the unique Brazilian company
Sabian's clever marketing idea, to run an online public vote for the most popular of its latest cymbals to promote, enters its third year.
A new custom snare drum illustrates the breadth of choice from this fascinatingly different firm
Two hand-made snares in attractive beech wood from the recently launched and rebranded Japanese company
The old Tuscan firm returns with a set of cymbals that demand attention
Professional flamenco cajon with innovative design features and impressive bass response from this top Spanish company
Two superlative custom snare drums hand built from scratch in the UK that look and sound awesome
The Chinese cymbal company, Stagg, first surprised us back in 2001. We always thought of 'proper' cymbals being of Turkish origin, most often via the USA and Europe
West Yorkshire custom builder Animal simplifies its output with the launch of these new hand-crafted drums
New additions to the Meinl Byzance range of traditionally-made Turkish cymbals
Mapex adds this exceedingly well-specified small group kit to its popular budget Meridian Maple line
Four brand new and wildly different Sabian one-offs, the winners of Sabian's online player selection scheme
