What Tools Do I Need To Build Drums? It seems like I’ve gotten more emails than usual from people interested in building custom drums that just want to know what tools they will need to start building drums. To answer this question I will be writing a 2 part blog post. The first post will list and discuss the bare …
Jeremy’s Custom Snare Drum Pictures
I just got another email from a customer in San Angelo. I love getting these emails and sharing them all of my readers! I hope that these pictures and stories from other drum builders will help you realize that you can build drums! “Hi there! My name is Jeremy. I’m from San Angelo, TX. I just recently completed my first …
Esteban’s 1st Custom Snare Drum Build
Just got these awesome pictures in from Esteban in Ventura, CA! This is what he said “First off I wanted to thank you for putting out your e-Book, it was a huge help. I wouldn’t have even got into drum building without the e-Book. I just finished my first build yesterday, I built a 6.5″x14″ 10ply Maple snare. It was …
I’m Giving Away 5 Copies of My Ebook!
Twitter users, “tis better to give than receive”, so I’m running a Twitter-only contest where you (and 4 other lucky twitter users) can win a copy of “How to Make Custom Drums”. All you have to do is click the link and retweet this message! The 10th, 21st, 23rd, 38th and 40th retweet get a free copy of the book! …
Learn From My Mistake!
Take your time when doing anything that becomes monotonous or else you will end up doing something that you will regret! For example double check all of the cuts you make, all of the holes you drill, and don’t try to cut corners when staining your drums. I thought I could be careful with my stain, therefore I chose not …
Interview with Pete Yaskovik on Building Drums
Pete emailed me the other day with these pictures. I loved what I saw and asked him to be interview for the podcast. Listen below!MDP 003 – Interview with Drum Builder Pete Yaskovik Mentioned in this podcast: MinWax PolyShades Carnuba Wax NuFinish Scratch Doctor Roland V-Drums Spring Loaded floor tom legs
Interview with Custom Drum Builder Troy Townsley
MDP 002 – Interview with Drum Builder Troy Townsley
Had a great interview with Troy Townsley. He had some great insight for drummers looking to get sponsored by a custom drum company since he has been sponsored by some great drum companies as well as some great insight into his building process.
Mentioned in this Podcast:
* Advent Custom Drums
* Risen Custom Drums
* Truth Custom Drums
* SJC Custom Drums
* A tip for potential drum builders that don’t own any tools
Check out the drum set that Troy Just got done building:
What do you want more of?
Lately I've been asking a lot of my twitter followers what they think of this website. I have gotten some great feedback and I plan on making a couple of changes to this site in the near future. I've gotten lots of feedback from the new drum building podcast. That will definitely stay and I'll be adding more episodes in …
Interview with Custom Drum Builder Ryan Voight
Interview with Drum Building Ryan Voight Philip: I’m here with Ryan Voight, who has recently built some pretty amazing snare drums and I’ve actually covered some of his progress on the blog, if you read down below you can see a couple of the posts and check out the drums he’s built. How’re you doing today, Ryan? Ryan: I’m good, …
Ryan Voight Knows How to Build Drums
Just got some amazing pictures of a new custom snare drum that Ryan from Lubbock built! Aside from being a great drum builder, Ryan is also a great photographer! Check out his work at www.rvoightphotography.com I look forward to seeing more drum from you Ryan! Great job!