Yeah, this is far superior to a DW plywood shell drum! A few years ago, the best drums that DW sold were the "Craviotto" models. The shells were made by Johnny Craviotto, who now makes his own brand of drums. They were steam bent shells, just like the one in this video. They cost a lot more than the DW plywood shell snares because they sound a lot better. Now their top of the range wood shell drums are the "Super Solids" which are also made with one piece of bent wood.
I agree with you. I can't imagine that drum sounding any good. Heat guns to get rid of the wrinkles in the head??? That's why you tune it and make a proper shell.
There are two companies being shown in the video. The first one that is doing the steam bending is Cooperman. Then they switch to Grover for the machining and assembly. The shell they are laminating a curly Maple face onto is a Keller shell. It is not the same as the one in the beginning of the show. You can buy Steambent shells from Vaughncraft and ply shells from Keller or one of their distributors or resellers. Buying direct from Keller requires a large order (25 shells or more.)
wow thats all it takes and i thought it was more percist then that... but i always thought they hollowed out a whole tree like a cookie cutter... and it was one big piece made that way lol
@Swingstar3 Thanks for the answer, But i think it would be very hard to bend them all at once. You would have to glue them all together into a plank, with then is like a solid piece of wood, and it is no longer bendable. Then you would have to steam like in the first method, and if you do, there is no need to glue plies together. Please tell me more! You seem to know about this!
@LOVEKID900 I'm pretty sure the heads they're putting on are already shaped. I think here they are using a heat gun to get out the slack due to the snare bed in the shell. Looks like they also use it to get the head seated just right. I do this same thing at home when I have a new head that wont cooperate.
@UnluckilyEnlightened No, not on snares, snares are hardly made from wood any more, because it gives it that more of a pop sound if you use chrome or steel or something such as that.
I'm planning on building a snare with the laminating technique. It's gonna be 12" x 5,5". Im just wondering, do you start of by taking one sheet and gluing it into a circle that is 12" in diameter and then add more layers to the inside of that? In the video, i see they add layers to the outside... Would that mean you make a circle 29 cm (12" is 30,5 cm) and then add 10 more layers to the outside to make it 12"? Please help.
i;ve been playing for nearly 30 years, and have NEVER seen that first style of a single piece of wood for sale anywhere. secondly.. those Grover drums looked fine until they put those giant nasty lugs on 'em... yuk!
well you have major companies that do the same lol you can construct shells both in plies or an entire board. DW makes one themselves. a solid wood shell isnt bad, just a matter of taste. add this to the end of your address bar /watch?v=SaIJRy7zlXo&feature=plcp
they should have shown a higher quality company,I've never even heard of "Grover", and they make the whole shell out of one fucking board, and most drummers should know what i'm talking about.
@coRnThEdOg1 I have a 24" on one set and a 22" on other sets. then i found out that 18" -22" is more common. weird. but what ever works for the drummer is what matters.
It's good to see someone still believes in hand made quality! Well done.
へぇ～、こんな作り方もあるんだぁ。
スーパー手作りですね。
from Japan.
great job Grover!
Must be nice to have them kind of tools kickin' around!
Yeah, this is far superior to a DW plywood shell drum! A few years ago, the best drums that DW sold were the "Craviotto" models. The shells were made by Johnny Craviotto, who now makes his own brand of drums. They were steam bent shells, just like the one in this video. They cost a lot more than the DW plywood shell snares because they sound a lot better. Now their top of the range wood shell drums are the "Super Solids" which are also made with one piece of bent wood.
I agree with you. I can't imagine that drum sounding any good. Heat guns to get rid of the wrinkles in the head??? That's why you tune it and make a proper shell.
Looks like Milestone lugs.
incredible, great video!
damn 1 ply maple shell.... badass
a work of art.
wow nice drums
you impress us all!
thx for uploading this vid on man!
There are two companies being shown in the video. The first one that is doing the steam bending is Cooperman. Then they switch to Grover for the machining and assembly. The shell they are laminating a curly Maple face onto is a Keller shell. It is not the same as the one in the beginning of the show. You can buy Steambent shells from Vaughncraft and ply shells from Keller or one of their distributors or resellers. Buying direct from Keller requires a large order (25 shells or more.)
I know what I wanna do for a living :3
I like the heat gun thing...
so it paneling bent and glued and nailed together with all the matel gear i think im going to give it a shot
Now, where to get a steam box long enough and one of those cool wood bending set ups? lol
"Almost every culture has marched to the beat of it's own drum..."
See what they did there?
I WANT THAT DAMN BASS DRUM!!!!!!!
wow thats all it takes and i thought it was more percist then that...
but i always thought they hollowed out a whole tree like a cookie cutter... and it was one big piece made that way lol
how its made is awesome lol
oh sorry i didn't realize you were so cool!
Wow, the bass drum at the end (the one they were assembling), I thought it was a floor tom.
I was thinking the same exact thing.
@Swingstar3 Thanks for the answer, But i think it would be very hard to bend them all at once. You would have to glue them all together into a plank, with then is like a solid piece of wood, and it is no longer bendable. Then you would have to steam like in the first method, and if you do, there is no need to glue plies together.
Please tell me more! You seem to know about this!
its clear he knows f all about drumming :P but cool video
@LOVEKID900 I'm pretty sure the heads they're putting on are already shaped. I think here they are using a heat gun to get out the slack due to the snare bed in the shell. Looks like they also use it to get the head seated just right. I do this same thing at home when I have a new head that wont cooperate.
The only Grover Percussion instrument I have played is a tambourine. It was a nice tambourine and all, but damn was it expensive...
grover drum factory using a dw drum key hahaha niceeeee =D
@UnluckilyEnlightened No, not on snares, snares are hardly made from wood any more, because it gives it that more of a pop sound if you use chrome or steel or something such as that.
this is for a solid shell drum
@sammynick04 it's a relief for the snare wires and the strings or tape that hold them on.
that bass drum looks smaller than average..probably 18" or maybe 20"...mine is 24"..i bet its a fusion set :D
I'm planning on building a snare with the laminating technique. It's gonna be 12" x 5,5". Im just wondering, do you start of by taking one sheet and gluing it into a circle that is 12" in diameter and then add more layers to the inside of that? In the video, i see they add layers to the outside... Would that mean you make a circle 29 cm (12" is 30,5 cm) and then add 10 more layers to the outside to make it 12"? Please help.
Somehow I smell sawdust o_O
The video quality is perfectly fine... what the hell are you talking about?
pearl or yamaha? YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!
i;ve been playing for nearly 30 years, and have NEVER seen that first style of a single piece of wood for sale anywhere. secondly.. those Grover drums looked fine until they put those giant nasty lugs on 'em... yuk!
How much a year does the guy making the drum pull in?
well you have major companies that do the same lol you can construct shells both in plies or an entire board. DW makes one themselves. a solid wood shell isnt bad, just a matter of taste. add this to the end of your address bar
/watch?v=SaIJRy7zlXo&feature=plcp
The secone with veneer is the correct one
they should have shown a higher quality company,I've never even heard of "Grover", and they make the whole shell out of one fucking board, and most drummers should know what i'm talking about.
I didn't know Bear Grylls narrated How It's Made.
@blahblibidyblahblah that would be because it's an older technique, Snare drums, 60% of the time aren't even made out of wood anymore.
@ogorir its a form of a plastic
i do some wood working and me and my dad made a cherry drum and u have to really come up with ur own plan and know some math
a heat gun more like a hairdryer lol
@UnluckilyEnlightened yes, i would like to make the drum all by myself.
imagine doing this without machines....-_-
They are Grover drums.
@coRnThEdOg1 I have a 24" on one set and a 22" on other sets. then i found out that 18" -22" is more common. weird. but what ever works for the drummer is what matters.
i dont think so i can do it alone !!! :S
Some are actually solid wood instead of wood shells.
yeah, heat guns are bad for your heads, try not using it.
i tought in this episode they would talk about the cover finish too?
does anyone know where i can get keller shells in the uk
@UnluckilyEnlightened go to any drum store, no more than 20% of the snares will be made of wood
@LOVEKID900 it helps tunning
monarchy drum?
7:14 They hold the rods that will attach the heads to the **** hole
@unlikeanyotherhuman yeah...i think i need to buy a drum kit right now....
using a heat gun to remove drum head wrinkles?
they are all reading s prewritten script into a microphone a different person per country
U GUYS SHOULD SEE HOW ITS MADE PIANOS
@Deathstorm3 oh god, it looks like a coated :S
that bass drum looks smaller than average..probably 18" or maybe 20"...mine is 24"..
What drum company is this? This is not the normal multiply drum shell. Cool all the same though.
+BigDrumsofThunder You can clearly read Grover typed all over video.
Why doesn't the first shell look round?
Hey uhm, shhhhhh.
@ErasmusVoid i was like DAFUQ!!! O.o
Sound is crisper than a drum made from a single piece of wood.....no it is not, certainly not from a Noble and Cooley snare drum
It´s doesn´t look like a professional drum factory... xD
its not plastic its mylar
@LOVEKID900 i hate the drumheads that come with the kit.... they suck because when you remove them,there are wrinkles...lots of em
why are the snares on the batter?
They are not...
A heat gun? Seriously?!!!
Well, no real drum fabrics do this... Look at the factory tour at DW drums here on youtube.
Please explain haha
@unlikeanyotherhuman yeah i know...i'm a drummer .... but i dont have a drum kit... :) i borrow my friend's shitty bad kit....
@freestylefilmsinc mylar is plastic...
Pfft. Grover isn't a drum company.
why not as good...? you mean more expensive haha
Laminated isn't as good as the solid shell.
Worst reply in the history of UA-cam kk thx bby
Words can't even explain how inaccurate this video is.
isnt it usually a girl talking???....
My god what a boring job !!!!!! poor buggers
Groove Percussion? Gross.
You can clearly see the difference between this crap company's shell and a DW drum shell
Was this recorded on a fucking calculator?