is the ride stand mounted on the bass drum? interesting.

it looks really great, esp. the snare.

bomberz1qr20 wrote:

What kind of kick pedal is that? I don't recognize the foot plate at all. Custom machined?

I saw your kit on Ghostnote. Very nice.
The Ego lugs look great and the finish looks very well done.
I bet it looks even better in real life than on these pics, as is often the case with drums.

I've tought about building an 18", beech, clear/highgloss bop kit, but chances are i'll probably end up buying a cheap Catalina instead.

Peter wrote:I saw your kit on Ghostnote. Very nice.
The Ego lugs look great and the finish looks very well done.
I bet it looks even better in real life than on these pics, as is often the case with drums.

Thanks!

Peter wrote:I've tought about building an 18", beech, clear/highgloss bop kit, but chances are i'll probably end up buying a cheap Catalina instead.

Every Catalina kit I've tapped on sounded like complete ass. Maybe they can be wrestled into usability with the right heads, tuning, etc but they don't even seem worth the chaep price tag to me.

Mayfield wrote:

The kit has about 6 coats of pure tung oil thinned 50% with citrus solvent to speed drying time. It's still curing though after several weeks.

I then applied two coats of Howard's Feed N Wax (beeswax/orange oil stuff)


One thing was I wanted the stain to be inky black, so there was no sanding done after it was applied. This left it a little rough but the color is deep with no difference in grain showing.

Absolutely gorgeous.


Jon

154 wrote:is the ride stand mounted on the bass drum? interesting.

it looks really great, esp. the snare.

Old jazz style.

I love the concept, but I've always been afraid to do it personally becasue I though it might be too much stress on the shell.

bomberz1qr20, did you do any extra reinforcement for the ride stand?

Ben Adrian

bomberz1qr20 wrote:Done.

Took forever, many starts and stops.

SOOOO frustrated I can't see these pictures..............

I can't imagine (at least based on the brutal drummers I know) that the ride stand would transfer any greater shock than a tom/two-tom stand, as is on most standard drum set-ups. I mean yes the toms can directly absorb more shock in the heads/shells, but thery are going to resonate/vibrate enough that if it's going to hurt the bass shell, it's going to get hurt.

However that ride mount does have a pretty small footprint. I'd hate to have some dummy roadie come along and try to pick up that baby by the stand. *crack* "shit" [murder]


BTW ~roeder~, that snare is sex on rims! And is it on the new recording?

Boombats wrote:I can't imagine (at least based on the brutal drummers I know) that the ride stand would transfer any greater shock than a tom/two-tom stand, as is on most standard drum set-ups. I mean yes the toms can directly absorb more shock in the heads/shells, but thery are going to resonate/vibrate enough that if it's going to hurt the bass shell, it's going to get hurt.

Well, my thought is that the toms generally go straight into the bass drum, and yes, ususally theres a larger mounting plate. Shock from hitting the toms would be directed otward the center of the shell.

The ride stand is offset a bit. I' wondering if the tangental force of the weight of the cymbal (which in this case is HUGE!) as well as the forward and down force of the ride bing hit might have a prying effect on the mount.

But I'm no structural engineer. And big band guys used to mount 22 and 24 inch rides to their not as well made bass drums of the 30s and 40s.

Ben Adrian