Here is another bad quality phone picture of me using it tonight along with a dw 14x8 steel snare and a 16x16 tama chrome superstar.
Is it as heavy as it looks? Yes I need to weigh it, but easily 3-4 times as heavy as my normal 26" or 28" bass drums. It has 12 older Pre-pacific lugs, and a steel hoop so that probably doesn't help the weight.
It can't be used as a normal timpani, as I started with just the 26" copper bowl. It's hard to describe the sound I knew it would ring forever so I have it tuned tight, with a pinstripe, a falam patch, and a few pieces of moonjel. It still rings. It's very LOUD, and bright. Not as deep of a tone as a 26" diameter bass drum, but still has a lot of presence to it. I haven't had a ton of time to mess with it and other heads but I have a superkick lying around I'll try as well as a PS3.
I'd love to gig this with my copper snare, and a copper floor tom since I rock a 3 piece live. Does anybody know how I could get say a 15x15 copper shell? I have no idea, help me.