La Familia

From a Kent floor tom

Slingy 12 tom sans wrap with Japanese lugs

reddish stain on mahogany, watch out ,those lugs are sharp!

same as the first pic, leather gaskets, Kent lugs.

Vaughncraft birdseye maple shell. Crazy overtones, vintage ludwig nob hoops.

Funk it up in every way, cheapo CB 13 tom shell, generic throw, Kent lugs.

Kent ft shell with re-rings, Pearl hardware.

Dude, get a tripod. Painted in acrylics.

First, " successful" stave build, maple with 60's Slingerland lugs. 3/4" thick!

1920's Ludwig and Ludwig NOB hardware, re-finished.

Fake it Monkey Part 2, Acrolite with diecast batter hoop.

Ah, learning to fade stain on Ludwig concert tom, maple with paint removed.

16 floor tom the same, you gotta see the french polish in the flesh, love it.

Greatest Yard Sale Find award goes to 1962 Pioneer, NOB, all original in case with stand. Painted white, hiding this beautiful maple veneer. Loves brushes.

70's Pearl 14" tom shell cut down. Modern Pearl student snare hardware, ten lugs, tuned up, plays ska.

"Azurite" fantasy painted finish with spar varnish over, leather gaskets, white and blue speckled inside with fancy hex head machine screws etc.

7 x 14 Keller shell, 8 ply, nodal point lug placement, Dunnett throw.

Gold leaf fish swimming in a blue green maple sea.

13" snare from Pearl tom shell, taye style throw which I really like.

French polish on 1967 Ludwig 20" bass. I found vestiges of champagne sparkle wrap under the two layers of paint. A friend of a friend had a set of Ludwigs, with that wrap, in high school. I'm getting closer.

Wonder if Sam's drummer played one of these. 22" Slingerland in white marine pearl.

Here are some snares and the projects I'm working on.