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Bass drum used by Grant Hart

Filed under: Item of the Day — Adam Harris @ 9:55 am

Bass drum used by Grant Hart of the influential Minnesota punk/indie band Hüsker Dü. Made by the Ludwig Drum Company in the late 1950s, the head has handwritten lyrics to the song “Diane” from the album Metal Circus, released in 1983.

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2 Responses to “Bass drum used by Grant Hart”

1. J Says:
   December 1st, 2010 at 4:26 pm

   You can see a video of Husker Du playing “Diane” at the 7th Street entry here:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqnvmlGeCKk

   watch out for the language however!

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2. Bass drum used by Grant Hart | Drum Thechniques Says:
   September 14th, 2011 at 12:31 am

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