Hey GruntersDad... I think I have something of yours

[crazyhorse]

Pretty sure this belongs to you...

http://www.mckenziedrums.com/DrummerWorldDrums/GruntersMapleDrum1.jpg

http://www.mckenziedrums.com/DrummerWorldDrums/GruntersMapleDrum2.jpg

http://www.mckenziedrums.com/DrummerWorldDrums/GruntersMapleDrum3.jpg

Merry Christmas!!

(Yea yea.. I know.. Rob and Ian.. they're coming.)

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Man that is Gorgeous. Good work. My neighbors will love the new sound. Thanks.

Edit. Is there a vent hole on the drum??

[crazyhorse]

Yep... 1/2 threaded diecast venthole.

For those of you that aren't familiar with it.. this is a steambent 14 x 7 maple drum similar to Craviotto only built by me instead. =)

[punkdrummer1]

o baby, this snare looks beautiful! Congrats man! :D

[NIMBY]

WOW!...enough said

20 Freakin' Characters

[Deathmetalconga]

Another addition to Gruntersdad's harem. Very nice.

[fourstringdrums]

*shaking*

Must be patient...mine will be done soon....must be patient...mine will be done soon....

Looks great John. I can't wait to hear how it sounds :) (You still owe us a recording of the Renowns) :)

[stasz]

Really? There must be some sort of mix-up. I believe that drum is mine.

Well it was worth a try but I'm just so jealous of all these guys around here lately getting their own handmade steambent drums! And they all look too good. I might have to get one of my own if I weren't broke.

[TitanSound]

Man oh man I think I just had an orgasm....*checks self*...yep...thats gotta be embarrasing...how am I going to hide this from my co-workers?! hehehe

That is one beautiful snare!!!!!!!!

[GRUNTERSDAD]

*shaking*

Must be patient...mine will be done soon....must be patient...mine will be done soon....

Looks great John. I can't wait to hear how it sounds :) (You still owe us a recording of the Renowns) :)


I will record both this weekend.

[driver]

Thats amazingly nice. I'd love to see a Highwood Steambent in my snare stand one day. Enjoy yours I look forward to some recordings!

[GRUNTERSDAD]

As soon as Santa(UPS) gets it here I will do a little sound byte for all to hear. I'm also excited to hear this baby.

[Steady Freddy]

That drum looks great! Looking forward to hearing it.

I'm such a sucker for blondes. =)

[Drummer Karl]

Looking forward to the sounds!
Very nice....looks amazing...as well as Ian`s and Rob`s.

Can I ask how much one costs?

Karl

[fourstringdrums]

Looking forward to the sounds!
Very nice....looks amazing...as well as Ian`s and Rob`s.

Can I ask how much one costs?

Karl

I can't speak for John but my Myrtle is $280 shipped.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Mine was the same as Robs. At least thats what my lawyer told me to say.

Edit: I just got some information from an Elf that Santa has loaded my drum into his sleigh and its headed my way. Best gift of all for sure.

[contemplativedrummer]

I can't speak for John but my Myrtle is $280 shipped.

Whoa! That's a lot more reasonable than I thought good-looking drums like these that crazyhorse is churning out would be. Man, no wonder everyone's snapping these up. Looks great!

[GRUNTERSDAD]

No doubt...for a 14 x 7 maple steambent. It will have the sound of the orchestra snare I played in highschool if I want, I can tune it nice and fat like old school or crank it up and fill any room. Some of you in the Georgia, Alabama area may be able to hear it with my windows open.

[fourstringdrums]

Mine was the same as Robs. At least thats what my lawyer told me to say.

Edit: I just got some information from an Elf that Santa has loaded my drum into his sleigh and its headed my way. Best gift of all for sure.

The factory that Santa gets his parts for my drums through just shipped them today, so Santa should have them Monday. With any luck I'll have it sometime by the end of next week.

[crazyhorse]

I got a deal on a bunch of shell thus the price... minimum would normally be at least 100-150 more depending on the shell, etc. =) Down to 3 shells now

[Deathmetalconga]

I got a deal on a bunch of shell thus the price... minimum would normally be at least 100-150 more depending on the shell, etc. =) Down to 3 shells now

I'm tapped out with a shell on order from Unix but I'll be doing business with you someday soon enough. I aim to collect all exotic construction types at some point: stave, solid, steam bent and block. It will be cool because the only plywood in my house will have paint or carpet on it!

[crazyhorse]

Haha.. no worries man, you got the better craftsman in Unix anyways =) He's sort of been my mentor whenever I had questions about finishing, etc. Just save those pennies for a magnesium drum too lol

[GRUNTERSDAD]

STEAMBENT WILLIE has landed in Florida and brought some North Carolina cold with it. Our UPS driver delivered Willie this morning at about 10:30. Even the guys here that know nothing about drums said it was a great looking drum. I will get it home later and take a few pix, and then work on the sound bytes. Thanks again Tim for the work. Its a beaut.

[crazyhorse]

That was quick! Glad it made it there safe and sound. I feel bad for your neighbors though tonight... lol

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Tonight will be tuning and testing. Tomorrow night could be different. And I must say the finishing job on the lap-seam is perfect. aboslutely flawless inside and out.

Stopped on the way home at the local music store and picked up my favorite Evans Genera DRY HD batter head for this baby. Took the stock head off and I have to tell you the bearing edge with the reinforcement rings was as smooth as a baby's behind. What great work on this beauty. Now with the Genera head on this baby it sounds absolutely wonderful. This weekend or maybe sooner if I can I will put up the sound file of this snare and the Gretsch Renowns.