CUSH PADS

The Musicians Institute (M.I.) was new at that time. They had several practice drum kits, but students had to bring their own cymbals. Most of their cymbal stands had either missing felts or they were completely worn out... The issue with the felts is what started the process of Sonall Percussion coming into existence. Marco understood that the worn felts were always an issue because they caused the Hi Hats to not sit straight preventing them from closing properly, preventing a clean "chick" sound. The worn felts also caused the cymbals to not sit properly and settle to undesirable positions. These issues naturally affect the sound quality and the position of the cymbals... As a result, several students began making these ‘mylar' rings and others soon followed. However Marco Llanos felt that the ‘mylar' rings still had issues (such as becoming bent and dimpled and would then have to be thrown away. Soon thereafter Marco created his original Tone Tamers ® made from rubber and handed..