6.5 x14 DW MAG with 3 position butt plate . Vigent made shell assembled by a local builder . All scuffed up where badge was ..
$250 Shipped
$250 Shipped
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Steam Bent Walnut
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Austin__Taylor
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Insane deal for a steam bent walnut snare! 1/3 the price of the big names!
What a stunning drum! Out of curiosity, what happened to rhe badge resulting in the finish damage?
Not sure …..
The resulting damage and no name builder is why it’s $300 ……
It’s been in a case for about 2 years .
I have other snares I like better apparently.
It’s been in a case for about 2 years .
I have other snares I like better apparently.
It just adds to the drums story! And at that price, the buyer can make up thier own story if they want to!
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Is this a solid shell? Any pics of the edge?
Steam bent , I’ll get pics of edge tonight .
Thanks - are they the same profile up and down? Can I see a photo of the writing/inscription in pic #3?
DrumPhil
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I found "PI Custom Drums" on Facebook, and the builder, James Paterson, did a drum exactly like this for a project in 2018. Here is the text of his post:
"A local build for a local group raffle. It's a steam bent walnut shell with tube lugs and a DW strainer and butt plate. This was the first steam bent I ever built, and the first drum to go out my doors with my wood badge on it. This was over $500 worth of parts to build and I took a big loss but that's what it takes to get the word out. If anyone is interested in a PI Custom Drums snare to be raffled off of this page please let me know by commenting on this post. If I can't get more than 50 comments over the next month I will not do one. It will be a steam bent shell similar to this one with high end components all the way around. The winner will have it shipped to them with only one request. To give a full honest review on this page of the drum. When I say honest, I mean all points both good and bad. The only way we get better is by honest criticism."
Here is a photo from it:
If someone yanked off the badge and played it for a few years, it might very well be the drum you have.
"A local build for a local group raffle. It's a steam bent walnut shell with tube lugs and a DW strainer and butt plate. This was the first steam bent I ever built, and the first drum to go out my doors with my wood badge on it. This was over $500 worth of parts to build and I took a big loss but that's what it takes to get the word out. If anyone is interested in a PI Custom Drums snare to be raffled off of this page please let me know by commenting on this post. If I can't get more than 50 comments over the next month I will not do one. It will be a steam bent shell similar to this one with high end components all the way around. The winner will have it shipped to them with only one request. To give a full honest review on this page of the drum. When I say honest, I mean all points both good and bad. The only way we get better is by honest criticism."
Here is a photo from it:
If someone yanked off the badge and played it for a few years, it might very well be the drum you have.
That’s the exact drum …..I won the raffle …
ian.thomas
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Looks like the same drum to me!
DrumPhil
Well-Known Member
Apologies if I outed your secret!
No harm intended. I thought it was fun to investigate a "mystery drum".
rkingston
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Wait, so you both won the raffle and aren’t sure how the badge came off? Did it come to you badgeless and damaged?
Took it out of case and voila !!
The hoops look walnut, too? Are they part of the shell, or are they separate, if you know?
