The following is a guest post from Ed Francis. Ed has created a flourishing drum studio where he teaches 50 students weekly, holds creative shows for his students all over town, and encourages drummers of all ages and abilities. I thought it would be nice to have Ed, write about how he started Round Rock Drums, what his theory behind …
Pro Drummer Tips: Daniel Wainright on Dialing in Drum Sounds
This is a guest post from Daniel Wainright in part of an ongoing series called Pro Drummer Tips. If you’d like to submit your own Pro Drummer Tip click here. One of the best things about drumming is how unique and individual we can make our sound. That can also be both liberating and terrifying in certain applications. Always choose …
Custom Drum Building Drum Builder Profile: Brandon Blevins
Drum Building Profile: My name is Brandon Blevins, I live in Lebanon, VA and I’m 27 years old. I work as an environmental scientist / professional to semi-professional drummer/bass player. I’ve been personalizing my drums since I first started playing around 16 years ago. I have the desire to personalize almost everything I own, so naturally, that translated to my …
Drum Building Supplies Parts and Terms Explained
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 …
Pearl Drums Factory Tour (video)
What drum building ideas did you pick up on from Pearl in this video? Leave a comment!
What is Different in the 3.0 Version?
I’ve just announced that I’ve updated my eBook, but you may be wondering… what makes it better than the 2.0 version? Allow me to explain… Updated Drum Building Processes Since writing the 2.0 version almost 3 years ago, I’ve learned a lot, to say the least. I’ve continued to make mistakes as I’ve developed and honed new drum building processes …
How to Make a Ply Shell Mold Drum Building Tutorial
Check out this incredible tutorial for how to build a ply shell mold!
Watch SJC Custom Drums on DrumHeads
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I Can’t Believe I’m Giving You This…
It’s been almost 3 years since the last update to my eBook “How to Make Custom Drums”. That all changes very soon. When I wrote the original version of the eBook in 2009 I was making some pretty standard looking drums that sounded incredible: However, to truly give you the ability to make a custom drum set or even start …