Alex Petcu Percussionist

Instruments

Welcome to my page showing my ever-expanding list of percussion instruments! Note that I've probably already added a few things since the last update which are not listed yet.

I'm very proud of my collection so far, I do all I can to keep it in the best of nick and hope to keep adding to it over time.

Tuned Percussion

  • 5 Octave Marimba

    Adams Alpha Series
    Rosewood bars.
    Range: C2 - C7

    • The Steinway D of marimbas
    5 Octave Marimba
  • 4.3 Octave Marimba

    Adams Soloist Series
    Padouk bars.
    Range: A2 - C7

    • Easily transportable, perfect for pit, workshops, etc
    4.3 Octave Marimba
  • Vibraphones

    • Adams Alpha Series: F3-F6
    • Adams Soloist: E3-F6
    Vibraphones
  • 3.5 Octave Xylophone

    Adams Soloist Series
    Range: F4 - C8

    • Mid-range xylophone
    3.5 Octave Xylophone
  • Glockenspiels

    • Fall Creek K100: Range F5 - D8
    • Studio 49 RGS/K/P 300:
      Range G5 - E8 (with pedal)
    Glockenspiels
  • Crotales

    Zildjian
    Range: C6 - C8

    Crotales
  • Tubular Bells

    • Bergerault: Range: C4 - F5
    • Extra A3, B3, F#5 and G5 from Matt Nolan
    Tubular Bells
  • Almglocken

    Range: F3 - C7

    Almglocken
  • Bell Plates

    Range: C2 to C4. Two octaves. Brass.
    New plates coming soon with interesting tuning.
    Tiles, glass, other metals and more!

    Link to video

    Bell Plates
  • Tuned gongs

    Thai gongs: C4-F#5
    Vietnamese gongs (amazing!):
    D2 (a little dodgy), Eb2, G2, A2-C4

    Tuned gongs
  • Steel Pan

    • Panyard steel pan (C4-E6)
    • Jumbie Jam (G4-G5), in G major
    Steel Pan
  • Tuned Aluminium Pipes

    Range: almost 4 octaves.

    • D3-C7 chromatic set,
    • a few other pitches (microtonal)
      Mounted flat or hanging for max resonance

    Link to video

  • Tuned Wooden Slats

    Range: 3 to 4 possible octaves
    Around B3 to E7

    Link to video

  • Tuned Tiles

    Range: 2.5 octaves (ish)
    Around A4 to F7

  • Hand bells

    • Kolberg set, with clappers: C6 - C7
    • Small set: F5 - F7
    • Desk bells: Chromatic, 2 octaves
    Hand bells
  • Ritual Bowls

    • Various from G4 to G5
    • Around 10 other singing bowls: various pitches
    • Crystal bowls (G4, A4, A#4 and B4 - ish)
    Ritual BowlsRitual BowlsRitual Bowls

Drums

  • Pedal Timpani

    Adams Universal Series
    32', 29', 26' and 23' drums.
    Copper hammered
    Range: C2 - Bb3

    Pedal Timpani
  • Concert Bass Drum

    Adams

    • 32' diameter, 22' depth
    • 28' diameter, 22' depth
      Deeper drums for bigger sound
    Concert Bass Drum
  • Drum kits

    • Pearl reference: 22 kick, 16, 14, 12, 10 and 8 toms
    • Yamaha stage custom: 20 kick, 14, 12 and 10 toms
    • Pearl export: 20 kick, 14, 12 and 10 toms
    • Drumcraft: 18 kick, 14 and 12 toms
    Drum kits
  • Snare Drums

    • 14 X 6.5' Brady
    • 14 X 5' Ludwig Acrolite
    • 14' Yamaha stage custom
    • 14' Pearl Export
    • 10' Pearl mini snare
    • 14' Yamaha parade drum (field drum-ish)
    Snare DrumsSnare Drums
  • Congas

    with stands

    • LP Galaxy Giovanni series
      Quinto, Conga and Tumba
    • Shalloch congas (set of 2)
    Congas
  • Bongos

    with stands

    • LP Generation II
    • LP Matador Series
    • Tycoon
    BongosBongos
  • Darabukas

    with stands

    • Meinl HE-3012
    • one more drum
    Darabukas
  • Rototoms

    about 12, with stands

    Rototoms
  • Djembe

    with stand

    Djembe
  • Tombak

    Tombak
  • Four Octobans

    with stands

    Four Octobans
  • Talking Drum

    Talking Drum
  • Rope Tensioned Drums

    • Large 20' drum
    • 3 drums. 13' diameter, varying depth
    Rope Tensioned Drums
  • Other drums

    • Bodhran
    • Various frame drums
    • Daf

Cymbals and Gongs

  • Tam Tams

    • 32' and 28' Paiste Symphonic Gongs
    • 40', 24', 20', 18' and 14' Chau gongs
    • 26' and 16' Wind gongs
    Tam TamsTam Tams
  • Crash / Ride / Suspended Cymbals

    • 18' Zildjian K Custom Hybrid
    • 22' Zildjian Constantinople
    • 20' Zultan suspended
    • 16' Sabian AAX
    • 15' Sabian suspended cymbal
    • 18' Meinl crash
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  • Hi Hats

    • 14' Sabian Legacy hats
    • 14' Bosphorus hats
    • 8' Meinl micro hats
    Hi HatsHi HatsHi Hats
  • Piatti

    • Zildjian 18's
    • Zildian 20's
    Piatti
  • Other Cymbals

    • 10' and 6' Stagg splash cymbals
    • 19' Zultan china
    • 12', 14' and 16' Wuhan Chinas
    • 16' Zultan Trash
    • 8' Ice Bell cymbal (Zultan)
    Other CymbalsOther Cymbals
  • Finger Cymbals

    Meinl, Thomann

    Finger Cymbals
  • Opera Gongs

    Large selection of both ascending
    and descending opera gongs.
    Range: E4 - E5 (approx)

    Opera Gongs
  • Small Flat Gongs

    Selection of pitched, flat gongs.

    Small Flat Gongs

Auxillary Percussion

  • Bell Tree

    • LP
    Bell Tree
  • Blocks

    • Grover woodblocks
    • Jam blocks (plastic)
    • "Moquibo" blocks (high-pitched)
    • Granite blocks (templeblocks)
    • Several home-made blocks
      These are more like log drums
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  • Cabassa

    Cabassa
  • Castanets

    • Black Swamp castanets - Machine castanets
    Castanets
  • Claves

    Claves
  • Cowbells

    Meinl, Pearl and more. - several different types of cowbells

    CowbellsCowbells
  • Flexatones

    • Various sizes
    Flexatones
  • Frame drums

    • Various sizes
    Frame drums
  • Guiros

    • LP Guiro
    • LP Traditional Guiro
    • Kolberg extra long
    Guiros
  • Indian Bells

    Indian Bells
  • Junk Percussion (metal and wood)

    • Three brake drums (with stands)
    • Beer kegs
    • Spring coils
    • Spiral cymbal
    • Broken cymbals
    • Wooden boxes
    • Thick plank
    • Metal pipes
    • Various other metalic and wooden sounds
    Junk Percussion (metal and wood)Junk Percussion (metal and wood)
  • Lion's Roar

    • Using low toms and kick drums
  • Log Drums

    • 2 drums, 4 pitches total
    Log Drums
  • Ocean Drums

    • Various sizes
    Ocean Drums
  • Shakers

    • Egg shakers
    • Maracas (various types)
    • Afroton Shekeres
    • Various home-made shakers
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  • Sleighbells

    • LP sleighbells
    • Other sleighbells
    • Some tuned sleighbells
    Sleighbells
  • Rainsticks

    • Two large, two small
    Rainsticks
  • Ratchet

    Ratchet
  • Tambourines

    • Grover and Black Swamp orchestral tambourines
    • Various rock (headless) tambourines
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  • Spring drums

    • Several of different sizes
    • Lion's roar style (large)
    Spring drums
  • Thunder Sheets

    • 100x150 and 100x50 cm aluminium sheets
    • 100x170 and 100x30 cm brass sheets
    Thunder Sheets
  • Triangles

    • Alan Abel Symphonic triangle
    • Two Grover triangles
    • Various others
    Triangles
  • Vibraslaps

    • a few
    Vibraslaps
  • Whip

    • Playwood
    • home made ones
    Whip
  • Windchimes, etc

    • Treeworks "Infinitree" super-long chimes
    • Two Treeworks Windchimes with dampeners
    • Bamboo chimes
    • Nut clusters and other bits and bobs
    • Glass chimes
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  • Wind Machine

    Wind Machine
  • Slide Whistles

    Slide Whistles
  • Waterphone

    Waterphone
  • Various Jungle Sounds

    • Waldteufels
    • Wind Wands
    • rainsticks, chimes, etc

Hardware and Accessories

  • Trap Tables

    • 4 large Stagg trap tables
    • 6 K&M trap tables
    • 4 to 6 Giant trap tables (keyboard stand, wooden board and foam
    Trap Tables
  • Stands

    • Stands for mounting all instruments in the lists above
  • Acoustic foam

    • The most useful stuff in the world!!!!!!!