Forte Drums

This was a fun one!
I was asked to cut down some power toms, turn them into snare drums, and refinish them in a unique way.

It was of course a little more difficult than that. The shells had some ply separation that needed to be repaired. Reuse of hardware and existing hole patterns posed some hurdles. I made gaskets for the lugs out of the old wrap for better tension rod alignment. Lastly, the vertical wood grain was a little challenging to work with but it made for an interesting look!