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vintage-like home made drum

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Hi Folks,

I'm in the very slow process of building my own drum kit from scratch (except for the screws, throw and butt-end). The proces gets slowed down extra due to an increase of job-hours the up coming 2 years :-(

The kit will be: 24x14, 12x9, 16x16 and a 15x6 snare. It's a stave construction in oak. I tried to make the shells as thin as possible (with integrated re-rings) and succeeded: Toms are 3,5 mm thin, bass 5 mm, and snare also 5 mm.

No idea of the sound yet, cause there's still a lot more work to be done before I can even play them, but that's ok.

Here's a preliminary picture of the snare drum, it will give an indication of how the kit will look. The toms and bass will have single node tube lugs as well. The lugs, rims and clips I machined myself from solid aluminium.

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Posted on 8 years ago
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Amazing! You are an incredibly talented man, sir! I'm sure your beautiful drums will sound just as great as they look! You are an artist!!

Brian

Just a drummer who loves all things about vintage drums! Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 8 years ago
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Thumbs up!! Keep us posted...

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 8 years ago
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I LOVE it! That's some really excellent metal-work and I love the old-school look of the drum over-all. Can't wait to see the entire kit. That's going to take some serious man hours, but oh so worth it in the end.

I'm impressed...

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 8 years ago
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Looks great.. Amazing skills you have...

Congratulations..

John

'77 Slingerland 51N,Super Rock 24,18,14,13.. COW 8,10 Concert toms
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
Posted on 8 years ago
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Can't wait to see it!

12/14/20 Mahogany INDe Bop Cocktail Hybrid

Late 50s Black Nitron 3 Ply Gretsch 13/16/20 w/ Max Roach Snare
Posted on 8 years ago
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Love the sizes, effort & skill that has already gone, and will go, into this kit. Fantastic!

Posted on 8 years ago
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Very cool. Oak has such a nice bold grain I really like. Amazing work. The aluminum machine work is great. Those are the best looking hoop clips I've ever seen! And you made the lugs and rims too? Wow. You take hand craftsmanship to the whole new level.

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 8 years ago
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Well, thank you all for your kind comments.

For those curious about the end result, you'll have to wait quite a while. The shells are more or less finished, but I'll have to make lugs for he whole rest of the kit, wich is quite a lot of work and I don't have much time to spend on it. Maybe only 3 hours a week. The whole proces may take a year or so in this tempo.

I'll keep you posted.

Vintage and custom drum projects:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php...2305272732%3A6
Posted on 8 years ago
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Very nice work indeed. Can't wait to see the finished kit. Let us see progress pictures.

Gary G.
1963 Ludwig Gold Sparkle Hollywood Kit
Ludwig Collection: 10 Vintage Snare Drums, 4 Customized Vintage Snare Drums, 4 Vintage Foot Pedals, 1 Single Value Bugle
Posted on 8 years ago
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