November 2018 News at Chops

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 No Comments

Chops Percussion and Meinl USA at PASIC 2018

As you may or may not know, PASIC 2018 is right around the corner. We will be joining forces with Meinl USA once again this year, so we’re going to try something a little different this time around. What do YOU want to see in the Meinl booth this year?

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What’s Old is New – Getting Rid of Rust

A majority of percussion equipment contains some type of metal that is prone to developing rust after years of wear and tear. This could be an old snare drum with rusted out lugs, rusty rims and rust on the shell, or an old set of bells that has lost its shine. Don’t let the rust stand in the way of an instrument being used properly and sounding great. With a little bit of time and some elbow grease you can make those OLD instruments look and sound NEW again.

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NEW Pearl Decade Maple Rental Package

For several years now, we have offered a drum set rental package that included the Pearl Export EXX, Meinl HCS cymbals, and Pearl D790 throne. While the Export EXX pack is still available, we are excited to announce that we’re adding something new to our drum set rental offering.

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2018 BOA Indy Super Regional Info

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 No Comments

Some of the country’s best marching bands will come to Indianapolis this weekend to compete in the BOA Super Regional, presented by Yamaha. Check out the list of competing bands here: https://www.flomarching.com/events/6180440-2018-bands-of-america-indianapolis-super-regional-pres-by-yamaha/entries

This weekend’s regional will give many schools a chance to perform in Lucas Oil Stadium before Grand National Championships next month. The regional is also a great chance for schools that don’t compete at Grand Nationals to perform in a world-class stadium. Many of the performing bands are from right here in Indiana, but we’ll also see bands from all over the Midwest, Oklahoma, and Texas.

If you haven’t been able to get to a marching band contest this year, this weekend is a great time to change that. Best of luck to all competing bands this weekend!

Chops Percussion and Meinl USA at PASIC 2018

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 No Comments

Welcome back to the Chops blog. As you may or may not know, PASIC 2018 is right around the corner. We will be joining forces with Meinl USA once again this year, so we’re going to try something a little different this time around. What do YOU want to see in the Meinl booth this year?

Whether it be cajons, frame drums, or cowbells; we want to know what product(s) would bring you into the booth this year. If you have a product suggestion, please send it to sales@chopspercussion.com

We look forward to seeing you all the weekend before Thanksgiving in Indianapolis for PASIC 2018.

Evans and Promark are #builttocompete

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 No Comments

In case you missed this clip at DCI Finals, here’s the initial video for Evans and Promark’s joint campaign:

Both Evans and Promark are widely used by many DCI and WGI groups, as well as marching band percussion sections all across the country. They are constantly working at making new and exciting products, as well as trying to make their current products better.

To keep up with the Built to Compete campaign, be sure to follow Promark and Evans on all their social media outlets. Just be sure to use the hashtag #builttocompete. You can also find the newest Promark and Evans items here.  If you have any specific questions about Evans or Promark products, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us!

September 2018 News at Chops

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 No Comments

Demo Gear Updates

The demo list has some fresh updates for the month of September. Follow the link below to see what’s been added and removed since June.

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Percussion Equipment Evaluations and On-Site Repair

Now that we’re back to full staff, Chops Percussion and Paige’s Music’s repair department are willing to send a trained specialist to your school to assess your percussion inventory. Brian Travelsted, our percussion repair specialist and sales associate for Chops, will work with you in deciding the best course of action to get your inventory back in its best shape!

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Product Feature: D’Addario’s Proprietary Mallet Manufacturing Improvements

We not sure if you’ve heard, but D’Addario has completely revamped its manufacturing process from the bottom up. Get the low down over on the blog.

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