Making drums

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Well, my friend is gonna make his own bass over the summer. SO this got me thinking... maybe I should make my own. Here are my three questions:

1) What company makes the best drum shells, and where can i buy them from?

2) What website has precise intructions on how to make the drums

3) Should I just forget it and just buy a Sonor Force 3005?
 
i've thought about going that route a few times...but time, money, etc...have not...i know there are several companies that sell shells, hardware, etc...you might start with the url that tim brown has on his sig (http://www.drummaker.com/)...looks like he has all the goods... :D
 
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i've thought about going that route a few times...but time, money, etc...have not...i know there are several companies that sell shells, hardware, etc...you might start with the url that tim brown has on his sig (http://www.drummaker.com/)...looks like he has all the goods... :D
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Yea, same here. I'll probably just stick to the Sonor Force 3005... either that, or I will force my friend to make them for me... a few beatings will persuade him...
 
You really don't have to make your own set. (as in drilling and cutting edges and such) You can have all that done for you and it will still probably wind up cheaper than buying the same quality maple drum. Just look for any place that sells keller shells. Precisiondrum.com, drummaker.com, you can even check ebay. I got a shell off ebay and the edges and bed were absolutely flawless.
 
tilinmyowngrave said:
Well, my friend is gonna make his own bass over the summer. SO this got me thinking... maybe I should make my own. Here are my three questions:

1) What company makes the best drum shells, and where can i buy them from?

2) What website has precise intructions on how to make the drums

3) Should I just forget it and just buy a Sonor Force 3005?
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To me, unless you want really "odd" sizes, (and you are adventurous) I would say stick with a commercial kit, but if you really want to get into the nuts and bolts of it - go for it.
Heck, start with a snare....but be forewarned, once you build one, you won't have much interest in a drumkit that is commercially available.

One of my friends has a Porkpie kit (along with Spaun & DW - he only uses a 4-piece kit, so he has bought several sets of different brands in the same set up) and when I built my kit, he came over and checked them out, and he wanted me to build him a kit he sat down behind it and hit the kick drums and he was going, "How soon can you build me a kit?" :D


So when he comes up with the cash, I'm going to do a kit with a 5"x14" Snare, 10"x13" Rack, 14"x16" and 14"x18" Floors, with a 18"x26" Kick.

My real problem is that I don't really have a place to do it anymore. I'm going to buy a house next year (New job - finally!) I'll be able to afford it, so I'm going to put a shop in the back and start out making snares.... I need a place to put all the jigs for drilling so I can just leave the place set up, and see where it goes from there.



Tim
 
Oh, and there's nothing wrong with the Sonors. I thought they looked killer myself.

Therein lies the rub - doing Finishes. I don't have a place to spray, (even though I do know how and can do it) so I'm going to definitely set up a spraybooth!)


Tim
 
im still gonna stay with sonor. the question is... a 12 piece force 3005 or a 6 piece s class pro?
 
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