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5 Tips for Spray Painting Drums

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources, Drum Tips, Drums by PhilipApril 28, 20141 Comment

Spraying painting drums is an easy way to customize your drum set. Follow these 5 tips and you will save time and money, and you’ll have a very nice looking spray painted drum set!

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Drum Building Supplies Parts and Terms Explained

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources by PhilipMay 9, 2013Leave a Comment

If you know absolutely nothing about drums or drum making then you may refer to these definitions. Drum shell – This is the body of the drum. The drum shell material can be wood, metal, acrylic and even stone. The material you select for your drums will greatly affect the sound of your drums. Wood Shells – The most common …

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How to Make a Ply Shell Mold Drum Building Tutorial

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Tutorials by PhilipApril 9, 20132 Comments

Check out this incredible tutorial for how to build a ply shell mold!

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5 Tips for Building Your First Custom Drum Set on a Budget

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources by PhilipFebruary 25, 20133 Comments

Drum Building on a Budget I realize that most people building a drum for the first time probably don’t want to go into debt just to build drum! I’ve compiled a list of 5 tips for the drum builder on a budget! Enjoy! Please leave a comment if you have any tips you’d like me to add! Use Stain/Polyurethane in …

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How to Install an Air Vent Grommet in a Drum – Drum Restoration

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources, Drum Building Tutorials by PhilipFebruary 18, 2013Leave a Comment

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Trick GS007 Multi-Step Snare Strainer Review and Demo (Video)

In Drum Building 101, Product Review by PhilipFebruary 16, 20132 Comments

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Who is a Custom Drum Builder and What do they want?

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources, Drum Building Tutorials by PhilipJanuary 28, 2013Leave a Comment

2013 is upon us and it’s time for me to start listening to what you want! First of all, thank you for reading this blog and for venturing into the world of custom drum building! This website is meant to be a resource for custom drum builders all over the world. My goal is to create and give you the …

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Bearing Edges Explained

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources, Drum Building Tutorials, Drum Tips by PhilipApril 5, 201215 Comments

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Bass Player – Turned Drummer Builds His 1st Custom Drum Set

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources, Drums, Reader's Drum Pictures by PhilipAugust 3, 20115 Comments

Building a Custom Drum For The First Time This is a guest post from John A. Ledingham, PhD. He and his new custom drum set reside in Columbus, Ohio. I started out not as a drummer, but as a bass player in my hometown of Springfield, Ohio. One Thursday afternoon, the leader of a group I was playing bass with …

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My Drum Head Recipe – The Best Drum Heads for The Working Drummer

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources, Drummer resources, Drums by PhilipJuly 6, 20112 Comments

I’ve used hundreds of drum heads over the 20+ years I’ve been playing drums, and these are my absolute favorite, along with tips on how to tune them.

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