Cosh
Well-Known Member
I have recently been offering drum services locally, from recutting bearing edges, wrapping drums and even full blown restorations. Not too long ago I was in talks with a Pipe & Drum band that wanted to get some of their drums redone but couldn't afford most of the services, I agreed to head down to their storage unit to let them know what I could do for them and which drums should have priority over others.
When I got to their storage room I asked about some cases that were covered in dust and their reply was "we're not going to worry about those drums because they are older and can't compete with todays newer snare or tenor drums. Since I was curious I opened up the cases and to my surprise behold some older Ludwigs.
I offered taking the drums off their hands in exchange of some of the work and they were more than happy.
I always admired Levon Helm and his beautiful wood grain drum kit, and you know the exact one i'm talking about... the drum set he used when The Band recorded "The Weight" on The Last Waltz.
Looks like I will be slowly working at building my own version of that gorgeous kit over the next little while so I thought I would create a post incase anyone wanted to follow the projects progress.
I will be using my 26" WFL bass drum or the Premier bass drum seen below until I get my hands on an older single tension kick like Levon used.
Id love any sort of feedback or photos of your own Levon tributes as I go along.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy!
-Cosh
When I got to their storage room I asked about some cases that were covered in dust and their reply was "we're not going to worry about those drums because they are older and can't compete with todays newer snare or tenor drums. Since I was curious I opened up the cases and to my surprise behold some older Ludwigs.
I offered taking the drums off their hands in exchange of some of the work and they were more than happy.
I always admired Levon Helm and his beautiful wood grain drum kit, and you know the exact one i'm talking about... the drum set he used when The Band recorded "The Weight" on The Last Waltz.
Looks like I will be slowly working at building my own version of that gorgeous kit over the next little while so I thought I would create a post incase anyone wanted to follow the projects progress.
I will be using my 26" WFL bass drum or the Premier bass drum seen below until I get my hands on an older single tension kick like Levon used.
Id love any sort of feedback or photos of your own Levon tributes as I go along.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy!
-Cosh
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