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Black & Gold # 2 – 12/16/18, 3-ply Ludwig and Slingerland shells including a 1930s Tymp tom.
Black & Gold snare – 5×15, unidentified 1940s marching shell
Green & Gold #1 – 12/15/22/6×14 snare, Gretsch, Keller and Kent shells
Coral & Gold #1 – 12/14/18, Ludwig Keller and Gretsch shells.
Cream & Gold #2 – Keller shells with solid oak rerings. Mostly Ludwig vintage nickel hardware, all vintage solid hoops.
Nesting Kit #1 – Keller shells, 12/15/18, the three drums weigh just 11 pounds. Steam-bent maple hoops.
Black & Gold #2 – Keller shells, dual tension with single-point threaded lugs. Purchased by Father John Misty and LA studio drummer Dan Bailey.
Snare #3 – the first project to utilize a large pile of new old stock 1920s Barry lug parts I acquired. Gretsch 3-ply shell from the 50s, original finish.
Snare #4 – a 5×15 mystery brand shell from the 1900s, original finish. Strainer was from a 50s German drum. Superb sound from this drum.
Duplex bass drum – a Duplex single 10×24 drum from the 30s, original finish. Shell was single tension and totally undrilled originally.
Red & Gold #1 – Keller and mystery brand shells, 13/16/20.
Blue & Gold #1 – Ludwig bass drum, Rogers & Slingerland stacked shells for the floor tom and an unidentified scout snare for the rack tom. 8×12/14×14/12×18.
Black & Gold #1 – all vintage Gretsch shells from the 1920s-40s. Floor tom is two SuperStructure shells stacked on one another.
Cream & Gold #1 – Keller shells, steam-bent maple hoops, Rogers snare shell. This one went to Japan.
Other Projects
Other restorations and mods from years past, and projects that don’t quite fit the Decolite vibe.
Build Process
For Black & Gold Kit #1
