by jmdriscoll » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:55 am
I ended up calling there yesterday and asking some questions about the drums. He said that if I write a letter stating that I take full responsibility for the drums after leaving their shop, then they would ship them. I told him that I would just purchase them and have a UPS or Fed Ex person come and poick them up for me. I can put insurance on the packages, but even if a shell gets cracked... well that wouldn't be anything that a few clamps and glue wouldn't take care of. He did say that they are 2-ply siam oak shells, and are made in Thailand... Not exactly custom shells, but still not be a bad starting point for the $$. I could still custom make traditional hardware, maybe groove some band slots in them, paint/stain/design the shells, and get some nice skins to mount on them. Maybe even fiberglass the inside.. or just epoxy paint it anyway. I'll try calling Bryon today and get some measurements to get a better idean of the size and shape..
Mike
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted"
"Music and rhythm find their way into secret places of the soul"