Hand-picking the wood
Every snare drum starts with the right piece of wood.
Choosing the desired sound and correct thickness to reduce waste.
I work with sustainably sourced, local wood, and I don’t just grab the first board that looks good.
Each piece is measured for maximum use and minimal waste.
The wood is then marked out and numbered to keep track of the pieces when cut and for an idea of the layout when lined up.
Making the Shell.
The staves are initially cut slightly wider than they need to be.
Then I dry-fit the staves to check if the bevel cut is accurate. If not, I can adjust the angle and work my way to the correct diameter of the 14-inch shell.
Before glueing, I sand the bevel cuts to get the best contact between staves and often get invisible seams.
Shaping the snare drum shell.
I have made a special jig for shaping the shell more quickly and efficiently than what you see from the competitors.
This approach lowers the cost of making a stave snare drum, which in turn lowers the consumer price.
You, too, can now own a handmade custom snare drum that has unmatched sound qualities.
Finishing the Wood.
When the drum shell has its final shape, the bearing edges are done.
Only then do I level the shell, and after levelling, I recut the bearing edges using the last setting of the router.
This again reduces effort and time to make the snare drum shell perfect, without you having to raid your bank account to own one of these.
After the first sanding is done, I check the shell for any defects, especially at the bearing edges. Wood has natural imperfections that are not beneficial for the sound of the snare.
When needed, I fill the imperfections with wood filler. The wood filler is not to hide any imperfections; it is to end up with a perfect surface.
Hardware, Made to Fit.
The tube lugs are made in-house to reduce the cost of buying them in and then converting them.
The hardware ring can also be used with your own snare drum shell or any other 14-inch shell that you bought elsewhere.
Unlike other floating systems, this system is fully free-floating, only uses simple and conventional parts, and can be used universally. (minimum shell depth: 5.5 inches, maximum shell depth: 7.0 inches)
Build for sound, not for looks
These snares are built for the best possible sound, not for special looks. Even though they look different and the concept of a fully free-floating snare is not widely used, the only goal is to produce the best-sounding snares in the world.
