Steaming  and shaping

Steaming the drums takes many hours.  The actual shaping and drying process can take months and overall production  time varies according to outside weather. 



In the photo below, drying drums soak up the rays in the northern California winter sunshine.

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Finishing

One style Peter has produced had an intense, high gloss.  Getting this high gloss with hard finish takes lots of heat and energy. 


Here Peter is using a torch to remove the bubbles from the epoxy sub-finish.   The shine of the hard gloss is sparkling, while the beauty of the pepperwood grain shows through.



                     The dried epoxy lends itself to a more durable finish and an incredible shine.

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SUPER TUMBA September 09

special order request for a super tumba to complete the set,
14 inches +/-

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Special   "Tribute Series"  2011-2014 

Ongoing requests, oak congas made from used, aged, and re-purposed California wine barrels, in commemoration of  drums made by the original Afro-Caribbean master drum builders. 

See a finished drum below: 


I am a one-man shop, and currently I am concentrating my efforts on this traditional method of drum building because there has been a large demand for this style.   

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Putting the skin on now.

"Custom Orders" are very welcome:

One customer wanted hammered, 23K Gold plated hardware mounted on a quinto.  The result was stunning.

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