show off your custom drums!

REIIID DOLLAZ

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I looked and looked for a similar thread on DW but couldnt find one, so here it is! lets see those custom drums. it doesnt matter if you ordered a snare drum from sjc, truth, risen, ect ect or ordered a full kit from tama's, pearl's, or dw's custom shop. even if you built it! if its custom and one off, then post it here!

my kit: built by me, jelly bean sparkle, all keller maple.

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sizes:

kick: 20x20
first rack tom: 10x7
second rack tom: 12x8
first floor tom: 14x14
second floor tom: 16x14
 
Yeah, that's one cool kit! I love the jellybean approach. Brave & funky.

I have a Spaun maple custom as my gigging kit, but I won't post it in this thread. It's Keller shelled like yours, & a great kit, but custom, IMO, it's not. Ok, you can specify the finishes, etc, but you can do that with almost anything these days. Your kit is custom, a one of a kind, & very cool as a result.
 
Was the second floor tom originally a bass drum? Just wondering because of the claws and the wood hoops
 
Yeah, that's one cool kit! I love the jellybean approach. Brave & funky.

I have a Spaun maple custom as my gigging kit, but I won't post it in this thread. It's Keller shelled like yours, & a great kit, but custom, IMO, it's not. Ok, you can specify the finishes, etc, but you can do that with almost anything these days. Your kit is custom, a one of a kind, & very cool as a result.

thank you very much i appreciate all of the kind words! I can see where you're coming from with your spaun kit, but i think it deserves to be posted here! they are considered a "custom" drum company, and there obviously is a reason for why you chose them to hand make your personalized drum kit then the run of the mill tama or pearl.

Was the second floor tom originally a bass drum? Just wondering because of the claws and the wood hoops

at one time in its life it was a bass drum, but it works much better now as a floor tom


Here's my Finnish hand made birch kit:



...an here it is in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux-2h4-e0IQ

beautiful, Classy kit man. i love the wood hoops. Great playing too!
 
I have four custom drums, all snares........

Three Animal Custom Drum snares

12x5
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14x6
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14x8
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And a Highwood Paul Brooke Memorial Snare

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here are mine...absolutely love them...i never really use the snare, usually gets replaced with a 6.5x14 black beauty...
 

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Nah, I bought them used. They just happened to coincide with the sizes & finish I like. Superb live kit though. Yours is very personal to you, mine's just a good drum kit.

ohh i gotcha now. but still a great kit as you said! i love spaun drums. i would buy a spaun product anyday

@drummerern Wow! the turquoise with the gold/brass and wood hoops looks superb!
 
I'll take that snare off you for $0! Won't even cost you a penny ;)
 
Here's my 12x5" stave jarrah snare with 15mm thick shell. I put it in a Sleishman freefloating system.
I'm currently putting together a hammered brass 14x6.5" snare and have some VERY dense hardwoods drying in my workshop for my next batch of snares.
Also thought I'd throw in a picture of my woodblock.
Block size: 200x70x70mm
Slot: 12.5mm wide 50mm deep.

Woods:
Striking surface - Jarrah
Block: Silky oak.

The ridged striking surface is 10mm deep x15mm wide. Dragging your stick along the ridges creates a woody guiro effect. I made this 10mm high because over time I will be able to sand it back to remove worn/damaged surfaces. Jarrah is a very solid hardwood so it should outlast me.
 

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Here's my 12x5" stave jarrah snare with 15mm thick shell. I put it in a Sleishman freefloating system.
I'm currently putting together a hammered brass 14x6.5" snare and have some VERY dense hardwoods drying in my workshop for my next batch of snares.
Also thought I'd throw in a picture of my woodblock.
Block size: 200x70x70mm
Slot: 12.5mm wide 50mm deep.

Woods:
Striking surface - Jarrah
Block: Silky oak.

The ridged striking surface is 10mm deep x15mm wide. Dragging your stick along the ridges creates a woody guiro effect. I made this 10mm high because over time I will be able to sand it back to remove worn/damaged surfaces. Jarrah is a very solid hardwood so it should outlast me.
Beautiful Jarah stave shell. Love the colour, but I'm super impressed with your block with twin timbers, just lovely.

My home made Keller 14 x 4 piccolo. All parts and shell from www.amdrumparts.com
Great work there Grunt. I bet that's a lively little devil. What finish is that? I like it very much, & have a real soft spot for piccolo snares.
 
All of the ones with the big rectangle badge. Made all of them myself. I also have a 5 x 14 Rosewood segment not pictured..

Lower left 8x14 Tulipwood segment, Top 3.5 x 13 10 ply Keller, Top right 7 x 13 10 ply Keller

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Top left 6.5 x 14 Purpleheart segment w/ 24k gold hardware, top right 6.5 x 14 8 ply Keller, lower right 7x14 Cocobola segment

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LEE Custom

Have a nice day, get out and play them DRUMS
 

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