Custom Drum Companies You Should Be Watching 1. A&F Drum Co If you haven’t heard of A&F Drum Co, you must not be paying attention. “Simple Design, Practical Application, Brilliant Sound…these are the pillars that Antoun & Family Drum Co. (A&F) is built upon.” The genius behind A&F Drum Co is that they draw from the rich history of drum …
Drum Building Encouragement for a New Year
Who ever said building drums is easy was wrong, but it is a worthwhile endeavor. Here is a quick history of my drum building career, which will hopefully encourage you along your journey!
Truth Custom Drums Review from NAMM
View PostHow to Cut and Install Re-Rings
I recently shot and edited an entire HD video Drum Building Course covering how to cut and install reinforcement rings. Videos: How to Cut Re-Rings Using a Table Saw, Preparing the Re-Rings for Glueing, How to Glue/Install Re-Rings In Your Drum, Making Re-Rings Flush, Installing Re-Rings on Large Diameter Drums
VIDEO Tutorial: How to Build a Sanding Table
View PostPro 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 …
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 …
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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 …