Found Dreaming

Jammer = Instigator

Interesting turn of events here. Was at the kids Parent teacher conferences. My son's auto shop teacher is a drummer recently refinished his drums. We talked for around 45 minutes. My son's welding teacher is also into woodworking, etc and we talked for another 45. He offered to help me build a furn...

Not familiar with that brand. Interesting video, tho. There have been several cymbal companies pop up in the last 10 years or so. Before that, the industry was dominated by the 3 major companies, Zildjian, who just celebrated their 400th anniversary, Paiste, made in Switzerland and use a slightly di...

The thin brass ones are either rolled or machine drawn from a single disc. I have all 3 versions, cast, rolled, and drawn... The cast is my favorite.

Interesting idea. My concern would be that the ribs would inhibit the resonance of the shell.... Only 40 lbs? I think somewhere I posted pics of the place in Duluth that was casting shells for a company and has since produced their own, off and on. They are casting at least .5" thick, if not th...

Thanks Jammer! It was a surprise to everyone, but he stepped right up. As far as the drums.... I may be biased but they do sound good. The top walnut w/maple stripes was my alternate to the puzzle drum for the drum raffle/fund raiser. I contacted the guy who won the drum to ask for a pic with the ra...

Guilty...

I've made a couple drums out of walnut....

I'm happy to report that all went well. She was surprised with the LEDs, and my grandson stepped up and helped marry his mother and father. Everyone was surprised when I included him. The bride and groom were thankful. I, felt it was only right. Anyway, here's a few shots of the shindig.... 38026680...