Ralph Hardimons

RBSnare · Post by **RBSnare** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:58 pm

what do you guys think of the Vic Firth Hardimon sticks?? i like them a lot.

also has anyone ever tried taping them? they dont really need to be, but im curious.

and the ralphie juniors, the indoor sticks? any comments?

Survivor · Post by **Survivor** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:31 pm

At my high school the DL snares use thoese sticks...and we do tape them.....we dont do indoor so dont know about the Jr.

DJ-PsiLon · Post by **DJ-PsiLon** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:37 pm

RBSnare as in Rancho Bernardo?

If so then what's your show this year?

malletphreak · Post by **malletphreak** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:50 am

i've seen ralphie jrs. used with younger kids or people with smaller hands...
they're pretty much like the ralphie srs. only smaller in size...

as far as taping them, my old h.s always taped them... all white with a blue and yellow trim

geefunk1026 · Post by **geefunk1026** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:24 am

Hardimons are fantastic sticks. The indoor model is especially nice for reefing a ton of beats.
If you are going to play any rim shots with your marching sticks, you must tape them at least halfway down the stick so that they will last longer.
Greg

xtrmdrummer1 · Post by **xtrmdrummer1** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:40 am

Hardimons were a very enjoyable pick when i marched snare. We marched Jim Casella signature stick (think they are now MS3's). Personally i like the response on Hardimons better, but thats a personally pref.

And about the taping, its a must. Shots eat sticks faster than i can down a #9 at Togos. Don't overdue it though. I marched with a guy who like quad layered his sticks...

TMR Quint Kid · Post by **TMR Quint Kid** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:11 pm

I've been playing with hardimons on my quints this last week, and they are pretty shot up, and i did tape mine. I would have to say keep the snare sticks on the snare.

'nuff said.

malletphreak · Post by **malletphreak** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 3:58 pm

TMR Quint Kid wrote:I've been playing with hardimons on my quints this last week, and they are pretty shot up, and i did tape mine. I would have to say keep the snare sticks on the snare.

'nuff said.

hardimon has a pair of tenor sticks are rather cool check em out if you get a chance

THEdrumgirl · Post by **THEdrumgirl** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:28 am

they're alright. sometimes they seem too thick, which is why i prefer delucias. but that's just my opinion.

MinCook · Post by **MinCook** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:20 pm

TMR Quint Kid wrote:I've been playing with hardimons on my quints this last week, and they are pretty shot up, and i did tape mine. I would have to say keep the snare sticks on the snare.

'nuff said.

Hardimons are really easy to break or bust up... At our school we only use hardimons on pads and floats on drums.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:56 am

TMR Quint Kid wrote:I've been playing with hardimons on my quints this last week, and they are pretty shot up, and i did tape mine. I would have to say keep the snare sticks on the snare.

'nuff said.

to hell with the ralphs, i hate them, they break easy. play with some ms2's or something, (on snare of course

) better to help build up your chops

MVsnare465 · Post by **MVsnare465** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:55 pm

we use taped hardimons in the snare line here at mission. theyre great sticks, though im also partial to tom aungst sticks. they feel so niceeee.

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:58 pm

I think that Ralph Hardimon drum sticks are great sticks and if you have big hands its even better. The indoor sticks are good and give you a nice reponce on snares, and if you have small hands & the Jrs are good for kids just starting out with little hands.

If you go through sticks and heads like water then tape is a must!

At Highland, we only use Pro-Mark. Snares-DC-9 Phantoms & Jeff Moore indoor stick for winterline, Tenors-ATA1 & ATA20i indoor tenor mallets for winterline, Basses-AB1-3 outdoor & AB30i and AB32i indoor mallets. Personaly I like Pro-Mark DC-1 Jeff Moore, and for tenors I like there Mike Steven's tenor stick.

Brian "Boomer" Almiron
Highland High School
Palmdale, Ca.
Battery Instructor

Maverick_UplandSnare · Post by **Maverick_UplandSnare** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:16 pm

There is no way i would ever not tape my hardimons...I couldn't imagine how much faster we would go through them...Anyhow, other than going through them pretty fast, Upland's snare line uses em and they sound great. They have great response and a nice balance to them. As for any other pairs I really enjoy the Tom Aungst model and the Ralphie Jrs. I don't use because I prefer the regular model.

fast 3's · Post by **fast 3's** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:12 pm

Has anyone tried the new Jeff Queens? I got a pair and they are ppprrreeetttyyy nnniiiicccceeeeee.......