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Drum Building |
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I first embarked upon drumbuilding last summer when i was just surfing the net... bored as usual... I stumbled upon the HighWood site, got in contact with Gareth, the owner of the company, and I suddenly became an addict...... An addict to drum building. (hey at least its better than drugs...)
I have to date only done one build, which i have to say I am extremly proud of. Even though i finished the build around January 2005, I have documented the process i went through when building the drum.... Enjoy! |
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I have ordered two shells this summer... i gonna have fun!
Click Here For The Second Build Blog!!! |
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My first Drum Build - How I Went About It |
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I purchased all I needed for the bulid (except for paint) from HighWood drums.
I got a 14"x5.5" 10 ply keller shell and black chrome hardware to accompany it. Here are the 'raw materials' |
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I decided to go with a stripy design, using automotive spray paint.
Also.... Mask the inside of the drum!! you dont want to have any paint on the inside of the drum!!!
As i was using paint it was important that i primed the drum first...
After each coat of primer i sanded the drum smooth using 320 grit sandpaper. |
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When I was satisfied with the primer. I decided it was ready for Rainbow Blue. I wanted purple... but it was the closest I could find....
Anyways... i put several coats of this colour on until i was happy withe the colour... sanding out any drips that appeared along the way |
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Next came the silver stripe.... to do this was quite easy.... All i did was mask off the area that i didnt want silver and painted away!! |
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The green was done the same way as the silver.... masking off what I didnt want green and painting... |
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First Build Continued------> |
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