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Title: Remaking Your Drums
Post by: Pretty_Brit on August 23, 2004, 05:23:00 PM

Hey. I am over the music department in my church and we just can't afford to but new drums. so I was wodering if ya'll knew how to rebuild drums into something that looks,feels and sounds like drums for church.

Title: Re: Remaking Your Drums
Post by: all_pocket on August 27, 2004, 11:19:25 AM

If you have a drumset already then, I would just go buy new heads(I like Remo/Evans(g2's) white coated for the toms & Evans(dry) for the snare)and tune them up.  As far as making drums out of something, I wouldn't recommend that.  That wouldn't do ur Music Ministry/Church justice at all.  Now, God may admire the fact that ur still trying to minister by any means necessary but, I feel he would like to see the appropriate instrument, HE created, used for worship.   Ay, if u can come across a bass drum(w/pedal), hi-hat and snare, u can make something happen.  A plus would be a floor tom and a cymbal. That's pocket all day!!!

Title: Remaking Your Drums
Post by: Pretty_Brit on August 27, 2004, 11:50:30 AM

I know about the heads I'm just saying what could I do in a reasonable price range to help the outward appearance

Title: Remaking Your Drums
Post by: all_pocket on August 27, 2004, 11:59:47 AM

I don't know what u mean by outward appearance.  Do u mean the shell covers??  If so, u can order some new ones.  If u just mean how they look in general, all u can prob do is clean and polish them.  U can buy new rims.   There is a bunch u can do.  I just don't know what u want to change or fix.

Title: Remaking Your Drums
Post by: Pretty_Brit on August 27, 2004, 12:03:15 PM

yeah, basically what you said.

Title: REMAKING YOUR DRUMS
Post by: drummercat777 on December 05, 2004, 04:12:43 PM

ON THE NOTE OF REMAKING THEM, I SUGGEST YOU HAVING THEM RECOVERED. YOU CAN BUY SHEETS OF DIFFERENT GRAPHICS FROM MUSICIANS FRIEND TO HELP YOU GIVE YOUR SET A LITTLE MAKOVER. IT WOUYLD COST APPROXIMATELY $150 TO REMAKE YOUR WHOLE SET. HOPE THIS HELPS AND FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE ?'S

                   -ITS ALL GOOD AND ITS ALL GOD

Title: Remaking Your Drums
Post by: roc-da-snare on December 05, 2004, 08:14:14 PM

I have that same problem at my church, I never knew that you could buy new graphics for the outside of your drums. does the $150 price include new rims for tom toms and snare. what about the shell of the snare.

Title: remaking your drums
Post by: drummercat777 on December 06, 2004, 06:59:53 PM

NO, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE NEW RIMS BUT GIVES YOUR DRUM SHELLS AN EXTREME MAKOVER. :)) CHECK OUT MUSUCIANS FRIEND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. THEY HAVE A LOT OF CUSTOM GRAPHICS TO CHOOSE FROM THAT WILL COVER ANY SIZE DRUMS YOU HAVE. HOPE THIS HELPS.....

                   -ITS ALL GOOD AND ITS ALL GOD

Title: Remaking Your Drums
Post by: HammerRock on December 06, 2004, 08:08:30 PM

If you're trying to stay on a tight budget, how about a paint job? Take all the hardware off, scuff up the shells with sandpaper, and spray it on in a sweeping type motion, back and forth. Don't hold the can on one spot for long to avoid drips.

I did this before. I think I used a matte paint, so it would blend in easier with itself (I'm not an auto body guy). If you do know an autobody guy see if he'll donate a paint job for the Lord.

Take all the chrome and use steel wool to take the rust off the chrome and the rims. I wouldn't paint chrome pieces or rims.

If it doesn't come out to your satisfication you could always use the shell coverings they were talking about.

I hope it turns out well for you. It's nice when it looks nice too.  :D