I have dogging on my latest batch of builds, finally got one of the twin Walnut shells done. It sounds so much better than I had expected, not that I build crummy sounding drums, but this one is really nice. The playing feel is rich, lots of sensitivity, and a nice after crack tone from the shell. I did sharp dual 45's top and bottom, steam bent re-rings which are I inlayed into the shell for a flush interior. The walnut is one of the last of a batch of Walnut that was milled around 1977. I bought the lot from an older retired carpenter, nice score.
Last edited by signia fan; 06-13-2015 at 01:19 PM.
click to see my kit re-veneer/finish
http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...168#post379168
click to see my kit re-veneer/finish
http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...168#post379168
Beautiful finish work. Nice job. If only there was a 14x22, 16x16 and 9x13 to match them!
-Brian
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Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!
"I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham
That walnut snare matches that kit you made doesn’t it? Was that the intention?
Same design as my stave kit, burl inlay is fatter, kit is mahogany but the two woods are similar. I bought a pile of this burl veneer, I think I have 10 sheets two feet square each, so I gotta use it up. Looks so nice too, so I like using it up.
click to see my kit re-veneer/finish
http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...168#post379168
Looking great. That bird's-eye in the back doesn't look too bad either.
Mmm... Saturns.
Love that inlay look!
How did you attach the wooden bearing rings to the carbon fiber shell?
SONOR 6 pc Special Edition 3007's red maple, old Pearl Brass 14x6 FF snare, Yamaha Tour Custom maple 8 pc., Tama 4 pc., honey amber B/B, Ludwig Supralite chrome 14x6.5 steel snare, Paiste, Saluda & Zildjianhttp://www.facebook.com/DerailedRockers/
Loaned out Slingerland upgraded 4 pc 1963 black, wrapped maple + 14" Pearl birch FT
So much respect to your builds!
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