Percussion

Hi Rick!

I wrote a bit more about it in my Ludwig kit in my reply to Howard here but you submitted your question before I posted my answer and I have plenty to expand on so let’s go …

The Ludwig is an Accent CS Custom Elite, with 3 toms (10”, 12”, 14” although I sometimes store away the middle one), a 20” Base Drum and a 14” snare. I’ve got a really great, heavy 14” Zyldian hi hat and a handful of cymbals, my favourite being a Zildjian K Hybrid Crash which has got to be on 90% of all our recordings!

The kit is nothing “fancy” but it’s exactly what we need for most recordings. I love the “Blue Ice” finish too and just think it’s an all round great kit with very decent hardware.

Lisa plays the drums too! We used to take lessons together and she’s actually pretty good, she just hasn’t practised for a long time but if she did she could definitely hold her own! Maybe we should do a drum battle one day 😉

We’re excited to see the little surprise in fall! If it’s anything like the last we’ll LOVE it.

All the best to you!
Mona

Mona I would love to see more video of you playing the drums. Of course, you only play for your studio recordings and we usually don’t get to see that. I would especially love to see you playing on Club 27, the percussion line is fantastic!

Well Stephen, you are not alone in wanting to see more video of Mona playing the drums. They did at least treat us to that video of both of them in their school drum ensemble, doing their thing at a school concert (about 2010, I believe) and we do have that memorable performance of Mona taking the lead on “Twist and Shout’ from behind her drums in their 2007 Austrian concert.

Then of course we also have that beautiful photo of Mona beaming as only she can, from behind her drum kit during a very early drum lesson when I think she was about nine years old.

I think if we ask Michaela very nicely, she just may be able to persuade the Twins to release more of their drum work from the archives. She seems to have a good sense of what Club members find interesting!

Here’s another vote for seeing Mona playing those skins! I used to LOVE (still do) watching Karen Carpenter play back in the day. Man she was an awesome drummer.

Yes…. I ‘m for Mona Drumming It Up For Us All???????…. I wasn’ t aware until more recent times… A few years back that Karen Carpenter was a drummer first before becoming a singer…. I’ve always had known her to sing as that is what I always saw her at… I read more about her drumming aspirations in a book about her a few years ago…. Also to mind comes the gal from The Bangles who played drums while her sister did guitar…. ??????❤️☮️✌️

Thanks for the Instagram tip Rick! I’ve  been going through the twins Instagram posts this morning but haven’t come across it as yet. I’ll keep looking.

Don’t forget Little Drummer Boy with Mona doing the drums.  Perhaps a 2019 remake of Ain’t No Sunshine video could treat us all to another fantastic drum solo by Mona.  Or better yet a Dueling Drums session by Mona and Lisa behind their respective drum sets would be quite spectacular.  Would love to see Lisa on the drums too.

Well Jung, we did sort of get to see the Twins duelling with drums in that school marching band from 2010! There’s also quite an obscure earlier one where they are using their desks as percussion instruments in what looks like another school concert with two young lads. Worth a look if you can find it. Quite funny really!

Hi Howard.  I remember that school marching band video from the Advent Calendar.  That was a great rare glimpse into their high school days.  Will have to search for the other one you mentioned.  It’s also nice to know all the drumming in Orange and all the covers are Monas awesome sound.?