DK Percussion

06/04/2026

The essential tool list for timpani maintenance. If you have additions to suggest, leave them in the blog comments or here!

When I travel for work, I often have clients purchase or borrow tools that would be more expensive to send ahead than to purchase. The cost of shipping a 700lb pallet is far more than purchasing this entire list!

05/05/2026

Sending a previously poorly repaired bowl to Bucyrus Copper Kettle Works, LTD. to let the masters do their thing! My “new forklift” gets a nice workout while packing the pallet.

04/13/2026

Before and after shots of a bronze cam. Resurfacing helps smooth out the tuning and pedal movement. The crushed cam is a symptom of frame flexing, usually caused by the tuning handle being stuck in position on the rocker arm. (No clue what I’m talking about? I’ll post a video later…)

03/08/2026

New product alert!

Introducing the DKP V1 Pocket Cymbal Clamp! It is small enough to fit in your pocket yet strong enough to hold a cymbal in place. Keep one in your cymbal bag, mallet bag, hardware drawer, glove box... Designed to attach to round tubing bass drum suspension stands. Works on square tubing stands, but....

02/24/2026

What’s DK doing? Pt 4 (finale, for now.)
If you guessed making the twisted tuning gauge levers that attach to the pedal shaft, …you’re a nerd like me.
These are a stainless steel version and will be polished to a chrome-like finish before being installed on a rebuild currently in progress.

Supervisor photos for good measure.

02/23/2026

What’s DK doing? Pt 3.

02/22/2026

What’s DK doing? Pt 2.

02/21/2026

What’s DK doing? Pt 1.

02/02/2026

Episode 2 in the "Beyond Basics" series is posted! I'll hopefully start editing and posting future episode soon, but this might be it for a while.
https://youtu.be/18gJxpTE_9c

DK Percussion presents a "Beyond Basics" maintenance series for your American Drum Manufacturing Company Light timpani. This series will touch on things not ...

01/27/2026

Slowly but surely... working on a series of videos "Beyond Basic Timpani Maintenance." Episode 1 - Dealing with rivets.
https://youtu.be/KnNfRmyYPxk

DK Percussion presents a "Beyond Basics" maintenance series for your American Drum Manufacturing Company Light timpani. This series will touch on things not ...