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« on: December 13, 2007, 06:29 PM »

Does anyone know where I can score these types of brushes?

When you play them really hard they shred and fly all over the place looking very cool.  I don't know if they are some kind of hair, grass or twigs.

Will Calhoun uses them and probably a few others.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

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« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2007, 06:46 PM »

ProMark makes these things called Broomsticks




Is this what you are talking about? They are made with straw ... like what is used with a household broom. It's fairly delicate, so it would shred if you lay into the drum with them, like with rimshots. I own them, and use them, but not the way you are suggesting. Wink
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2007, 07:41 PM »

When you play them really hard they shred and fly all over the place looking very cool. 

I like that image of stuff flying all over the place.  Smiley But don't poke an eye out! Wonder if you could make a stick with a hollow part with small holes, fill it with flour so it would puff 'smoke'. You'd be smok'in when you played that solo.

I once used a pair of small fire place brooms on a stone floor to accompany an accoustic guitar. They made nice sweeping sounds when played like brushes. I remembered that moment when I first saw these new broom sticks.
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2007, 08:42 PM »

They are made with straw ...

Years ago, before the plastic revolution, Broomcorn (Sorghum vulgare var. technicum) was used to make brooms.  Broomcorn was a huge industry where I was raised and in many other parts of the southwest. 
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« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2007, 05:28 AM »

Well, the things Calhoun were playing were red and kinda bushy looking- almost like an african fly swatter made from the end of a giraffe's or some other beasts tail.  I ain't never been to africa, but I've seem movies where certain tribesmen had these things, usually part of a ceremonial dress, not as a fly swatter persay. 

When he played them (Will Calhoun) the stuff went everywhere and sort floated down creating a very cool effect.

I got an idea how to make a cheapo one using regular stix, xmas tree icicles and rubber bands.  It might be kinda tacky looking- I don't know, but might do the trick.
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