I went to the factory in 1980 in huntsville Al. Got to go into the shell room. I pickup a chrome over wood 6 1/2x14" snare drum used it for a lot of years sold it about 14 years ago.
Those snares sound great, don't they?? I really love how bright mine sounds.
I'll attach the pics of the kit here:
the 18" floor tom in the back is my 75 Rogers tom
really a great looking kit, your snare drum looks exactly like mine did.
Y'all made me think of my pre-Martin Fibes I played in the mid-late 70s, 13, 16, 22 & the snare, fiberglass shell with chrome finish, got a coupla pics somewhere.
Nice guys.. Reviving the Corder thread! That brushed copper kit looks sweet.
Attached are photos of my 22" kick which I finally found proper fibes claws for. I used key style tension rods since fibes/corder rods are hard to find and they also seem to bend easily.
The other photo is my jasper 15" NOS shell I bought from a guy on the forum.. It came from a pile of shells which were refused by gretsch due to flaws. I found that the flaw with this one was ply separation on the inside.
A woodworker friend of mine came up with this gluing jig... We will see how it works. Still need to cut edges and drill/wrap
> A woodworker friend of mine came up with this gluing jig.
And bloody brilliant it is! Tension from outside and inside, the 'right way' to do the job. That shell will make for a great sounding drum. Really nice work.
John
Love that green sparkle bbeyer! I bet that kit sings, great work.
They do actually sing... Wonderful sounding toms
A video shoot yesterday on this great 18/12/13 Corder (Jasper shell)
