Just kidding, but seriously, we just learned this sad, sad news: Sam Adato’s Drum Shop is closing its doors on Monday, December 24. The nearly twenty-year-old drum shop, located on 9th and Folsom streets in San Francisco, sells new and vintage equipment, and is one of the few places — besides A Drummer’s Tradition in San Rafael and Drum World in San Mateo — catering specifically to drummers in the Bay Area, and one of the last remaining independently owned instrument shops in the city.
Sam Adato’s was special because of Mr. Adato himself, a true drummer’s drummer who always had an ear to lend or a suggestion to solve a problem, no matter if you were a beginner or a pro drummer. Known for his curly long locks and Eighties rocker look, he provided the kind of customer service that you don’t often find at places like Guitar Center.
