Andante Percussion
Andante Percussion was formally established by Sam and Frank Hodgen in November 1986. The inspiration for the business came from the Pipe Band that Sam was Pipe Major of. They had extreme problems with their drums as the structure of the drums were not strong enough to cope with the new woven Kevlar top playing head. They then looked at what was available on the market and found nothing with any improvement over what they were already working with. As Sam has spent twenty years in engineering and design he then brought this to bear on the designing and manufacturing of a new drum.
Initially Andante set out to make drumming easier and more comfortable for the player. The issues that Andante addressed to achieve this are as follows To make a drum as light as possible with the maximum strength and durability.To ensure a solid sharp cracking pitch with a highly responsive snare action both Top and Bottom.To ensure that all screws are flush fitting to give the instrument an attractive streamline appearance and to avoid damage to attire.The unique Helicoil Drum Head System means each screw on the drum head will always turn freely without binding or breaking because of the flawless stainless steel Helicoil thread inserts.
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