Tension Rod Slip Do you have problems with your tension rods detuning themselves as you play a gig? I know that I dealt with this for a very long time myself. I would sometimes find myself trying to tune my snare drum back up after a couple of songs because usually the lug nearest to where I hit my rim …
Greg’s first attempt at drum building
1st Custom Snare Drum Build This was sent in from Greg Doucette from Canada! That is a great looking drum Greg! This is a Stave snare drum 4.25″ x 14″ 10 lug. Maple with Padauk accent. Greg’s Drum Building Experience: Check out what Greg had to say: “Philip’s Ebook on how to make custom drums was instrumental in …
How to pay if you don’t have Paypal
How to Order “How to Make Custom Drums” If you want to buy “How to Make Custom Drums” but don’t have a Paypal account you can use your credit card or bank account to pay for it. Paypal still takes care of it, and I have nothing to do with processing the account information in case you were worried about …
What Will My Custom Drums Sound Like?
Custom Drum Set Sound Quality I have received a couple of emails from people that are skeptical about the sound quality of a drum set that they build. I know that this is only my opinion, but I believe that if you follow my steps laid out in the book, (especially when it comes to outsourcing woodwork) you can build …
Drum Building 101 – How much time and money will I need to invest?
How long much time and money will it take to build a 5 piece drum set? The short answer is that I built my first kit for less than $950 in about two weeks.
How to Wrap a Drum Shell Part 1
How to Wrap a Drum Shell Using a wrap to finish your drum is a great way to get an outstanding finish in very little time. If you are wrapping multiple drums you should find out if your wrap supplier has specific configurations already cut to size for your drums, if not you’ll need to calculate how much wrap you …
Makedrums.com | How To Make Custom Drums
This video shows many of pictures that are included in the book “How to Make Custom Drums” – Over 100 color pictures that visually explain drum building processes! Learn how to build your own custom drums by reading “How to Make Custom Drums“
Drum Building 101 – The Pros and Cons of Tube Lugs
Using Tube Lugs on Your Drums Tube lugs seem to be the lug of choice for most “custom” drum companies and for good reasons – they look great on any drum and are usually made out of solid brass which makes them very durable. There is however some characteristics about tube lugs that could make them difficult to work with …
Great Drum Tuning Article
I recently came across a great article about drum tuning technique that I wanted to share. This is a very in-depth explanation of some of the techniques I use to tune my own drums. If you follow Tomas’s directions you’ll have great sounding drums in no time. Check it out the full article here – http://www.drummingweb.com/tuning.htm Here is a very …