An curved arrow pointing right. Seven generations of one family have been making drums at Noble & Cooley since 1854. The Massachusetts company started off manufacturing toys, but is now known for ...

MY FIRST INSTINCT WHEN SOMEBODY HAS AN OLD DRUM IS, IS IT THE LINCOLN DRUM? AND SO FAR IT HASN’T BEEN. WELL, NOBLE AND COOLEY CONTINUES TO THRIVE, MAKING 500 SNARE DRUMS AND 100 DRUM KITS A YEAR.

At the start of the film above Dujon plays a steady beat on the drum kit. Here’s how the different parts of the kit work together. The snare drum produces a loud ‘crack’ sound with a higher ...