If you want to assemble pre-cut staves, joshua tree percussion and vaughncraft will sell you shells. I believe they cut thier own wood from lumber.
I'm pretty sure you need a lathe to make stave shells. I could be wrong though.
you dont. it just takes longer and is harder without one. with that said, my dad is a carpenter by trade, and may either have a lathe or have access to one.
If he's a carpenter, ask him he surely know where to get wood, and 26" stave I gotta see this, and even more see the lathe that will do it.
yea the thought of a 26 being impossible has definitely crossed my mind. but why not try?
oh frank, what kind of joint do you use between the staves? is it a flat butt joint or do you dovetail it at all?
Ambitious project, but I think you need some pretty specialized equipment and some training.nah, i like to do it all myself. most likely, were gonna just make it out of standard maple, but if i can find some birdseye for a decent price id like to go with that.
im wanting to make quite a few shells.
4 x 14 snare
8 x 12 tom
13 x 14 floor
15 x 16 floor
15 x 18 kick
14 x 26 kick
with these i could do many setups.
bop -
14 12 14 18
stanton -
14 12 14 18 side26
bonham -
14 12 14 16 26
but does anyone know what sound differences are associated with leaving the inside of the shell untouched?
It couldn't hurt to try and it would be a learning experience and fun. People have been making stave drums for hundreds of years, without modern tools, so it why not give it a try.
Drums have so many staves that they are close to being round even unlathed, so I don't think an unlathed stave drum interior is going to sound much different than a lathed interior, but I could be wrong. The texture of the wood and any finishes are going to have a much bigger impact.
hey dmc, ill never get anything done with that attitude. haha
no, i know its not going to be easy, but ive done alot of woodworking myself, and my dad has been a carpenter for 25 years.
i honesty dont think it will be that difficult, just alot of work...
The companies that do not lathe the inside of their shell, is only because they are not capable of doing so, [...]
[...] not only it look really amateur, but it had a lot of weight to the shell, and have no benefit at all on the overall sound, it just put the shell pitch higher wich is not the best caracteristique for a stave shell