I've never heard the phrase 'Stave Drum' here in the UK, but I'm guessing it's similar to the construction of Congas, and if so, it's probably for strength - the segments can be chamfered to offer a perfect join: just like a wooden barrel without the steel bands. The bonus is perhaps that the wood is not under stress.
.... but I could be totally wrong!
Thanks for the explanation-
Hey all, I haven't been active on the forum for quite some time and I have to say that it's entirely because of this thread. Back in February, I read Teverson's question and I went on a quest to make my own stave snare. After months of research, building jigs to build the drum, a couple of beginner's failures, a new day job and a very busy Summer gig schedule I completed my first stave snare over this past weekend.
If I hadn't read this thread last February, I probably would've never taken on the challenge. Being a Slingerland fan but unable to afford a real Radio King snare, I decided to make my own Radio King Tribute and used all reproduction parts. To use originals would be unethical to me.
So here's some pics. And thanks to all who posted to this thread. It got me off my a$$ and led me down a new path in my love for drums old and new.
and a few more of the interior
very very nice.. words of wisdom get those blue puresound cables off your new wood shell they will cut grooves into your drum.
Thanks vm2k, I didn't like the fact that the wires came with the cables but I just wanted to put it together and play it. I'll switch it to tape soon.
What a beauty of a snare drum! You did a spectacular job on that instrument. The wood, the hardware, perfection.
Sound file please! I'd pay good money to hear that one. :p
John
All stave drums are built with grain running vertically, that's what makes them stave drums.Any drum built out of blocks of wood that is built with horizontal grain is a segmented shell, not a stave shell.
Not quite. Segmented shells are made of "rings" of blocks, usually staggered for strength.
A stave usually has the grain running vertically for better glue joints. End grain is not the best for strength. However, I have seen stave drums with horizontal grain. The reason a segmented drum can get away with the end grain joints is because of the rings and staggering, like a brick house.
Father Time your pic is one of my shells. The shell was made for JR Baker (RIP). It also took second place in a drum build off that year. JR sent me pics of the drum and they had what looked like finger prints all over it. I told him he could have at least cleaned the finger prints off. He replied, "Those aren't finger prints, that's drool!"
Here is how that drum turned out….
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This drum in the link is still a stave even tho the grain runs horizontally…
As far as reasons.
Cosmetics, sound, strength, and ease of build are the main ones...
