So, after several months - really 6 years if you consider the time it took to accumulate all the bands - my latest project is complete. I hope you like it!
I will post more pictures and tell you about the drum shortly, but let me first thank my friends who had a hand and/or advice in this process. First, I want to thank Matt (CTProPercussion) for kindly allowing me to borrow his idea...and for all the helpful hints on how to do it. A big thank you to Bill (Billnvick), who cut down this shell from a 70s Ludwig 10x14 marching tom (it is now 7x14). He did a good job, as always, but he also had to cut snare beds. He said he's never cut beds before, but he sure did a great job on them. Another big thank you to Jeff (jccabinets) for doing a fine job of spraying the clear lacquer and making it look like the bands are behind a sheet of glass. I also greatly appreciate John (Purdie Shuffle) for allowing me to ask him 100 questions, and for his helpful advice. Many thanks to Bobby (Legacy drummer) for listening to me talk about this drum for the past 6 or 7 months, and for all the advice along the way. And a great big thank you to Glenn (FFR428) for reminding me that Jeff is a professional with a spray gun who could do a much better job than I ever could with a rattle can.
I'll have pictures and, as Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story in a few minutes.
Lynn
