Solid Wood Drum Shells

This term is used fundamentally to differentiate shells made of thin veneers of wood glued to each other from shells made from boards, logs or other large chunks of wood. There are three categories of solid drum construction: 1) One-Ply 2) Segmented and 3) Cored or Carved."

The bottom line with wood shells is that with more than 3,300 species of timber out in the wild, the potential for new sounds is almost limitless. Each type of wood produces its own unique sound when molded into a cylinder and made into a drum shell, so it’s best to consider which style of music you play and which type of sound will be the ...

Solid hollowed log drum shells are rare because finding the right log that is the correct species, size, location...without checks or cracks while getting it shaped & dried without warping can be challenging... but it can be done.

While we are very proud of our solid shell drums, ply shells represent the bulk of the drum world and have benefits solid shell drums cannot provide, just as solid shell …

With a solid shell from Drum Foundry, you will know that you'll be able to build a drum that will sound fantastic. All of these shells are guaranteed grade A shells …

Snare Drum Shells Pure Timber manufactures the thickest solid wood drum shells in the world. We are the solid wood bender for Drum Workshop, and make the Super Solid™ and Super Solid Edge™ shells exclusively for DW.

Stave shells are made of blocks of solid wood, often from the same piece of lumber, arranged in a circular fashion similar to a barrel. This reduces the percentage of glue found in the shell

while glue doesn't decrease resonance, it is neutral in its tonality and doesn't sound the same as the wood.

Solid shell, steam bent, maple shell. 14x5 inch snare drum, in good condition. Some wear on plating, due to age. These older shells are made with superior wood, due to older, slow-growth tree lumber o...

Designer and Builder of the patented Concentric Cylinder Mill that cuts concentric cylinders , one inside of another, out of solid logs.. Solid wood drum shells, solid wood cylinders for furniture, speaker boxes, storage bins, wood cylinder chests, Humadors, banjo shells, urns, cabinets,ect."::::::::