List of boutique builders

[Larry]

Inspired by the future vintage thread.

It would be helpful to have a master list of boutique builders (who are still building) as a reference, since those numbers are growing.

I'll start with:

1. Carolina Drumworks

2. Unix

 

[NouveauCliche]

3. Stone Custom Drums - Bernie Stone

 

[Push pull stroke]

Oriollo.

Jenkins-Martin.

Joyful Noise.

 

[Vintage Old School]

RHB - Bruce Hagwood

Outlaw Drums - Michael Outlaw

Doc Sweeney - Steve Stecher

Sugar Percussion - Jefferson Shallenberger

Craviotto Drums

 

[Vintage Old School]

Stanbridge Drums - Pete Stanbridge

 

[bermuda]

Top of my head, not all may be current:

Dunnett
SJC
TJS
Pork Pie (although Bill D doesn't consider them boutique anymore...)
Medicine Man
GMS
Truth
Fever
Spaun
Shine
Montinieri
Mayer Bros.
Hillbilly Kustom
Ford
Allegra
C&C
Phattie
Dynamicx
Jerry Garcia
Ayotte

No longer current:

Impact
Corder / Darwin (and I believe All American was another ex-Fibes version)

 

[Push pull stroke]

Phattie

Dennis Stauffer of Phattie died back in 2012. He went to school with my wife, that’s how I knew.

On a separate note, I think Heartwood Drums is still in production.

 

[bermuda]

Noble & Cooley
INDE

 

[jaykaydrums]

UK based:

AD
highwood
jalapeno
liberty
cambridge
british drum co
green drum co
animal
repercussion
noonan
VK
DE Broize
jobeky


defunct/ceased:
Guru
north custom drums

 

[Matt Suda]

Mlasko Drums - Aaron Mlasko

 

[Push pull stroke]

UK based:

AD
highwood
jalapeno
liberty
cambridge
british drum co
green drum co
animal
repercussion
noonan
VK
DE Broize
jobeky


defunct/ceased:
Guru
north custom drums

Echo Drums. They make really nice metal snares and kits. Rolled, not spun, though.

 

[Ransan]

In my neck of the woods in Denver we have Briechle Custom Drums made by Dan Briechle who is such a nice guy.
http://www.briechlecustomdrums.com/

 

[bermuda]

Inspired by the future vintage thread.

It would be helpful to have a master list of boutique builders (who are still building) as a reference, since those numbers are growing.

You are hereby nominated to alphabetize the list after it appears to be complete, and annotate with appropriate info (web presence, founder's name, current or defunct, etc) if you like. I will lobby for that to be a sticky post in the right section.

Bermuda

 

[Jeremy Bender]

Eames Drum Co. - Massachusetts

DrumArt snare drums - Italy

https://loyaldrums.com/ - Virginia, they're now building those beautiful rope tension field drums for Cooperman.

http://www.cooperman.com/ - Vermont handmade marching and concert drumsticks.

 

[SYMBOLIC DEATH]

To help Larry with his future project:

Shine is no more. They were in my neck of the woods, and closed down years ago.
I thought Spaun was gone too.

?

 

[MrPockets]

Twin Cities Drum Collective

Risen Drums

 

[cellophanenick]

A+F

 

[toddbishop]

Definitely Eames. Also Garcia in Seattle, Allegra in Portland. What's the status of Ayotte these days?

Most missed: Modern Drum Shop

And for cymbals, Cymbal & Gong of course. They qualify.

For sticks, LA Backbeats, Bopworks.

 

[Vintage Old School]

Evetts Drums - Stephen Crawley

 

[Larry]

Definitely Eames. Also Garcia in Seattle, Allegra in Portland. What's the status of Ayotte these days?

Most missed: Modern Drum Shop

And for cymbals, Cymbal & Gong of course. They qualify.

For sticks, LA Backbeats, Bopworks.

Yea boutique cymbal makers too. Good addition Todd. Hardware, cowbells, drumsticks, it's all fair dinkum. It's all about the boutique