$7,000 Glass drum kit

[IBitePrettyHard]

For gigging drummers?

https://reverb.com/item/41120615-orlich-glass-brass-etched-the-art-of-music-5pc-drum-set

 

[C.M. Jones]

Those who play glass shells should never throw stones.

 

[incrementalg]

Oh...I remember reading about these. I don't know about the bass drum and toms, but the snares got good reviews.

 

[Winston_Wolf]

Brass and glass? Those can't be lightweight, that's for sure.

There's a video (which is over 10 years old and quite low rez) of these exact drum on YouTube. Sadly the video quality robs you of any chance of hearing any sonic differences between these any any other drum you might have heard.

But they certainly look cool...

 

[paradiddle pete]

Smashing!

 

[The Shepherd]

The lighthouse keeper is going to be pissed that someone stole all his lamps.

 

[Larry]

I imagine them reflecting all the sound and not absorbing any of it.

Just like at my gigs.

I believe wood absorbs certain frequencies depending on the species.

I want to say that's what makes walnut sound different than maple.

I'd bet these drums would sound kind of like Vistalites.

Glass is harder than acrylic though.

I picture a bright, rude tone coming out of them, but I'm just spitballin'

 

[s1212z]

Interesting article with Alan White and Tris Imboden. Sounds like head doesn't actually touch glass but brass since they talked about adjustable bearing edges.

Orlich 9/11 Memorial Glass Drum Kit — Not So Modern Drummer

A little over 13 years ago, I came across a picture of Alan White (YES) playing what looked to be a set of glass and brass drums. Being a drum nerd, my curiosity got the best of me. Were these gimmicks, art, or perhaps something more? I became obsessed with finding out more... So

www.notsomoderndrummer.com

 

[GretschedHive]

Clearly fantastic.

 

[ToneT]

I want blue stained-glass shells

 

[JohnnyG]

Each drum comes with its own hamster.

 

[GetAgrippa]

Sooner or later the perfect frequency will activate thst mother and it shatter int a million pieces. But no fear Gorilla glue can patch it right up but then it will be like any ply kit and a bunch of glue. Somebody always wants to break a glass ceiling. So I want mine made of diamond so it won’t shatter.
Uh huh shattered, uh huh shattered
Love and hope and sex and dreams
Are still surviving on the street
Look at me, I'm in tatters!…

 

[No Way Jose]

Yeah like a drummer is gonna have $ 7000.

 

[Jeremy Bender]

Who wants to run their finger across the bearing edges to check for rough spots?

 

[cbphoto]

$500 for shipping seems cheap, considering they might not travel well.

 

[single-ply]

If Liberace was a drummer....

 

[MrInsanePolack]

They really need a tom mount.

 

[John Q. Drummer]

I live right near there, and I was just there yesterday looking at that kit, among others they currently have in stock.

Those drums are NOT light. Oh boy. Not a gigging kit. Unless you are He-Man or something.

 

[spleeeeen]

Gas, grass or.....glass? Nobody rides for free!

 

[Darth Vater]

Silly and Heavy. That's my take.