Da Blog
Back in the Saddle
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Here are a few shots of the glorious 5 piece version of the Walnut, White Oak and African Blackwood drumkit. Unveiled in Nashville at the Southern Drum Show, our client Mark (on the left, above)
KaaaBOOOOM.....
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
....goes the Big Bass Drum.
This is going to sound Huge I think. At 22 inches diameter by 20 deep and almost half an inch thick, this drum is going to project like a cannon, and all that Walnut is
Nashville Bound!
Friday, June 19, 2009
I don’t do a lot of drumshows, but I couldn’t resist this one.
After recently purchasing the fine Not So Modern Drummer publication, drummer, retailer and impresario George Lawrence has
Bubinga and Birdy
Monday, June 15, 2009
I finished the snare drum for the Bubinga and Birdseye kit I am working on, and added a nice Flying V wood throwoff handle in matching materials. I’m building 7 drums for this rig, in the following
Cause and Effect
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
This is sweet joinery - if you look at the Bubinga shell rings above, you can (sort of) see how the individual blocks fit together really nicely and render the glueline almost invisible (on the top
Random thoughts and notes on the progress of the last little while. I’m trying to keep my politics in check, but chances are pretty good that some will dribble out. Sorry in advance.
