New Antique kit

[longgun]

Signia Fan......love the look of those drums.........looks like a labor of love

The one thing I don't like is that mount............just covers up way too much of that beautiful drum

[key]

Wow, those are amazing drums. This was an awesome thread to follow from an antique bed to amazing drums. Thanks for your time posting it. I really enjoyed it. Once again, amazingly beautiful drums. Is a full drum kit picture coming?

[Rotarded]

Mad skills Signia! Simply stunning!

You've given me an inspiration for what to do when I reach retirement!

[Doubleb21]

Amazing job!

[weezy]

Wow. They look great.

[RHD03]

This is seriously amazing work SF. Very envious of your skill and ability. I really don't think I have that kind of patience lol. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[CB700]

Those drums look so sweet. Great job.

[signia fan]

OK, life sometimes delay's one's projects. Got the kit assembled and did a short video so you can hear the final product. I may still tweak a few things, but even as they sit I think the kit sounds pretty sweet.






VIDEO :


The snare is a Canarywood stave I built, very thin (1/4") with maple re-rings, die cast hoops. The toms are sporting coated ambassador bottom heads with clear pinstripe on top. Kick has Aquarian super kick 1 with a coated ambassador on the front. the 15" Floor tom has a home built rubber suspension mounting system for the 3 legs, works fabulously.

[Doubleb21]

Amazing job they sound fantastic!

[NdnDrummer]

Those sound suhweeet!! Nice work! The drums look beautiful as well!

[drumsetsnide]

Fantastic work!! Very nice looking drums.

[Pearl MCX Man]

Love em, Love em. Love the finish, Love the sound. You Sir are a very talented Craftman and I think you should go into that business. Are those babies micked cause they sound so studio like. Congrats what else can I say I am AWED.

[weezy]

Well done, good sir. They look and sound fantastic.

[signia fan]

Thank Pearlman, no mics, just straight off the Fuji digital camera. It is a Finepix 9000, which is a 35mm style digital worth about $600. Not a cheap camera but not over the top expensive, it must have some sort of compression limiter cause I have recorded on stage too and it does a really good job.

[inthpktplayer]

Wow!

[MartyM]

Work to be proud of my friend..watch out you may start getting requests for exotic's. did you make up a special badge for this kit..hard to see on pics.

[imnotverygood9]

Wow..... those are probably the best sounding drums I have ever heard. Just... I am duly impressed.

[Pearl MCX Man]

Signia fan if someone would ask you what make of drums are they. What would you answer. We all know you made them from scratch but a complete stranger ( drummer) who doesn't know that.

[Ricardo]

To have the thin shells I like so to maximize resonance, they need a bit of strength. I built a steamer and made maple re rings, steam bent for each size drum. More learning curve. I used maple after learning walnut does not bend well, many broken boards.

"I built a steamer.............."

What ?

Impressive.
I hope the reward is as big as the effort..................

[signia fan]

Signia fan if someone would ask you what make of drums are they. What would you answer. We all know you made them from scratch but a complete stranger ( drummer) who doesn't know that.

I know, so hard for me to commit to a brand name. I have had "chunkies" as my first choice for quite some time, but I keep thinking I will come up with something I like more and changing would be that much more difficult.

[signia fan]

Wow..... those are probably the best sounding drums I have ever heard. Just... I am duly impressed.

I like compliments like this ^^^^^^^
They are so much fun to play, I did not want to got to work, wanted to bang on my drums all day. I half committed to sell, but man I really like them.

[N2Bluz]

I'm glad they sound great...but honestly, they look so good just sitting there that I wouldn't care what they sound like. Beautiful job! They remind me of whiskey barrels....maybe you should call them "XXX".

[drumstix]

Oh my goodness! This my favourite project of yours, those drums are absolutely gorgeous!! And they sound great! Wish I had your skills mate..

[drumstix]

Oh btw, would you be able to post a pic showing those kick drum hoops a bit more? I wanna see how they look against the rest of the kit