The Wenge Birdseye Maple Tribute Drum

A client who owns a SevenSix Drum asked me to build another for him as a tribute to his beautiful dog who passed away recently. This gorgeous canine loved spending time on a rugged Island in the Northeast and that’s where he passed, so I decided to create a drum using wenge, to mimic his coat, and Birdseye Maple, which is a tree species that is indigenous to this particular island. I also added a tiny bit of white flecking deep in the grain to mimic his flecked coat.

This 5.5x14 custom handcrafted snare drum has a roundover to 45 degree batter side bearing edge, and an offset 45 degree bearing edge on the resonant side. It also has:

• a 0.50” thick stave shell

• black nickel single point lugs

• black nickel hoops and tension rods

• Puresound Custom Pro brass 20 strand snare wires

• Trick Drums black throw off and butt plate

• Matching air vent grommet

• Remo heads

***This drum was built for a customer, but I can recreate it for you or build it according to your own specs