 Drum Building
Ben Jacoby
Many drummers with moderate
woodworking/refinishing skills have seriously thought about drum building. It
seems like it should be something a person could do themselves with a little
effort and it IS something you can do yourself. I did!
There are a number of
reasons for drum building. One is to "save" money. Actually you are exchanging
work for money since you are not paying someone else to build the drums you are
in effect paying yourself to do it. Still for many students and other people
without money to burn this can mean the difference between a really top notch
sounding drumset and crappy "student" drums.
Another reason is to
experiment and learn about why drums do what they do. Another is to be able to
have drums in sizes, finishes, woods, shell thickness etc. that nobody sells.
And yet another is to have a drumset totally unlike the dime-a-dozen factory
kits where yours looks exactly like the one the drummer down the street owns.
And finally, there is a "spiritual" aspect rather reminiscent of the tribal rite
thing where there is this very special "kick" you get out of playing an
instrument that you put together with your own hands.
Good Luck!
Ben
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