Building drums

http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/vermontdrums/books.html
Sorry, it's not Chicago.. You could research it a little deeper
than I did.
>haroon wrote:

>has anyone ever built a drum set or a single drum? i'm interested in
>building a snare drum for myself and wanted to know how to go about
>doing so. from things such as type of wood, shells,
>staining/painting, drilling holes, etc. what type of sound do certain
>types of wood produce? does anyone know of any woodworking
>centers/schools in the chicago land area?
>
>thanks in advance for your help.

>has anyone ever built a drum set or a single drum? i'm interested in
>building a snare drum for myself and wanted to know how to go about
>doing so. from things such as type of wood, shells,
>staining/painting, drilling holes, etc. what type of sound do certain
>types of wood produce? does anyone know of any woodworking
>centers/schools in the chicago land area?
>
>thanks in advance for your help.
>
>haroon
>
>

This site will serve as a useful starting point. There are a number of online sellers of shells, hardware, etc.

http://drumdojo.com/kit/

Cheers,
Brian.

You can also try...

http://mimf.com/index.htm

that's the Musical Instrument Maker Forum

Good luck.
Joe


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"Haroon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> has anyone ever built a drum set or a single drum? i'm interested in
> building a snare drum for myself and wanted to know how to go about
> doing so. from things such as type of wood, shells,
> staining/painting, drilling holes, etc. what type of sound do certain
> types of wood produce? does anyone know of any woodworking
> centers/schools in the chicago land area?
>
> thanks in advance for your help.
>
> haroon

How about this?

http://www.webwest.com/taosdrum/
montyhp

"BigJoe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> You can also try...
>
> http://mimf.com/index.htm
>
> that's the Musical Instrument Maker Forum
>
> Good luck.
> Joe
>
>
> --
> Be sure to check out Joe's and Betty's webpages...
> http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/kb8qlrjoe/index.html
> "Haroon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > has anyone ever built a drum set or a single drum? i'm interested in
> > building a snare drum for myself and wanted to know how to go about
> > doing so. from things such as type of wood, shells,
> > staining/painting, drilling holes, etc. what type of sound do certain
> > types of wood produce? does anyone know of any woodworking
> > centers/schools in the chicago land area?
> >
> > thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > haroon
>
>