Members techristian Posted August 14, 2014 Members Share Posted August 14, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 14, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2014 It still needs a throw off strainer and butt plate , but after many hours of machining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SYMBOLIC Posted August 14, 2014 Members Share Posted August 14, 2014 Interesting. What types of wood did you use? Is it free floating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 14, 2014 Members Share Posted August 14, 2014 I've wondered about resonance vs tuneability and I'd anchor on one side. Prolly the bottom so you get the majority of the shell moving with the top head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 15, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 15, 2014 The shell came from David Lee Drums . They retail for around $60. They are STAVE shells. The "lugs" are made from a wrot iron planter that I found on the side of the road. Because it is 1/2 square stock, it can be easily held with a 1/2 wrench , for now anyway. If the thread loosens up a bit, I can hold it between 2 fingers. Yes no matter where you tighten, whether the top or botton you will be still tightening both heads. I already heard a few similar drums on the internet, before starting this project, and decided to use a light head for the top to get higher tuning. So we have an Ambassador on the bottom and coated Emperor on top. Tuned almost to the max now and this drum is approximately 1 tone higher pitch than my classic Supraphonic. It is very ringy because there is no sound deadener. The unusual thing about this drum that by just placing my tiny metronome or cell phone on it, while playing DEADENS IT DRAMATICALLY. These would deaden my Supraphonic but not so extremely. There are NO HOLES in the shell. Not even a breather. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dendy Jarrett Posted August 15, 2014 Members Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sure is a good looking drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 16, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2014 Sure is a good looking drum. Thanks Dendy. I'm trying to add a minimal amount of hardware to this drum to let the shell completely resonate. I'm avoiding the addition of extra rings as some have suggested. I was going to wait a few weeks for a Supraphonic throw off (in the mail) but my local Guitar Center has three different brands to look at and I will be able to finish this up by Tuesday if I get one over there. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 21, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2014 I put the DW throw-off on the drum today. It ain't quite as pretty anymore, but IT SOUNDS GREAT. Heavy as TANK though. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 25, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 25, 2014 I'm planning on putting up a video demoing this new drum , in a few days. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 31, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 31, 2014 This should be LIVE within an hour. http://youtu.be/eq-JEq2kKN8 Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 31, 2014 Members Share Posted August 31, 2014 The thing sounds pretty good like that. I'd like to hear the rimshots at different settings- Also smack a couple. Do different tunings demonstrating bottom and top pitches too pleasethx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 31, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thanks. I did the best i could with the microphone I had available. Yes ,it is very beefy toned down without the Mini Emad, but I like it the way I have it set. It also sounds better live. That's why I brought it out to a club last night to show another drummer. He agreed that it sounded like a $1000 snare. You have to hear it live. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 31, 2014 Members Share Posted August 31, 2014 I just wanted to hear how the top and bottom change as you take the drum through its tuning range. Also rimshots at the various snare settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 1, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2014 I just wanted to hear how the top and bottom change as you take the drum through its tuning range. Also rimshots at the various snare settings. I have been having problems moving and syncing the audio tracks to my tower for mixing. I had several spots (which I edited out) where there was just scratching digital noise. That 16 minutes represented 8 ours of mixing syncing and editing. If it would be as easy as just pulling out a camcorder and starting to record, I would do that for you. I may ,in fact, do just that, if the demand is great enough....but I will need to move the drum outside where there is no reverb or room acoustics.....and we ALL KNOW what camcorder microphones sound like.....not even as good as the Shure's that I used. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted September 1, 2014 Members Share Posted September 1, 2014 K. If you can get any quality that demonstrates the mechanics of single lug tuning, that'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted September 2, 2014 Members Share Posted September 2, 2014 Very, very sharp looking drum. I didn't see above what it's made out of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 2, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2014 Very, very sharp looking drum. I didn't see above what it's made out of? I think? Walnut and Purple Heart. Shell from http://davidleedrums.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greennn01 Posted September 12, 2014 Members Share Posted September 12, 2014 Your link is very helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 13, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2014 new demo http://youtu.be/M3hNsz3yUk8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted September 13, 2014 Members Share Posted September 13, 2014 What spring tension are you referring to? What about the bottom head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greennn01 Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 drum is very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drumstix101 Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 @1001. I think he is talking about the snare tension when mentioning spring tension. Seeing that the throw-off and butt end are both fastened to two lugs instead of the shell the tension on the snare wires will diminish as the tuning rods are loosened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 I see. Sounds ok for all the quirks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 15, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 Also recording audio with camcorder is not the best as camcorder has AGC which turns volume down as soon as I strike the drum.....but we can all hear those crickets !! Yes the snare wires move down as the tension goes down. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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