Today I made some new gaskets for the lugs on this drum. This involved the tricky operation of slicing thin (and old, possibly brittle?) rubber gaskets in half!*
The 13”x5” shell is rosewood and white oak staves, with mystery splines. I went with triple-flanged hoops on the other (Keruing) snare. This one sports die-cast hoops. And don’t they look utterly fab!
I’m loving how this drum is looking. Can’t wait to get the snare wires, and a new/better snare side head. I’ve still yet to cut the snare beds. Definitely going to make these shallower and wider than I did on the Keruing drum.
It’s NYE… in fact it’s now 1st Jan’, 2026. I can’t wait to try this drum out in the context of my drum set, later…
*The gaskets that the came with the lugs were too thin, hence the need for new ones. I had some spares, but they were too thick!