This beauty is the new house kit at Echo Mountain Studios here in Asheville, NC. The sizes are 10″x8″, 12″x9″, 14″x12″, 16″x14″, and 24″x16″. The finish is a water based lacquer over a custom deep red mahogany stain with flecked maple inlays, and the contrast is beautiful. Inlayed wooden hoops combine with the Phattie bearing edge for a pre-eq’ed sound, a perfect blend of punch, sustain, and minor overtones for recording. Custom Echo/Phattie laser engraved badges round out the look, for a smooth modern appearance with a vintage vibe. I could go on and on about this kit, but I’ll cut short the wordy description and let the photos do the talking:
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Tangerine Glass Glitter is one of my favorite finishes on vintage kits, specifically old round-badge Gretsch setups, but it looks just as great on this new set of Phattie drums. The sizes are 10″x8″, 12″x9″, 14″x12″, and 20″x20″, standard Phattie Classic Series with all-maple Keller VSS shells, black-nickel plated hardware, and our new spurs and claws. Tangerine and black, a very nice contrast:
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This sharp looking set turned out great, a perfect blend of modern touches that keeps an overall sharp look. The contrast between the purple satin lacquer, the chrome, and the clear acrylic turned out even nicer than I anticipated. The sizes include a 12″x8″ rack tom, 14″x12″ and 16″x14″ floor toms, and a thumping 22″x20″ bass. Check it out:
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Last week I refinished an older Phattie kit into a high gloss natural maple finish using 100% water-based finishing products. Water based products have come a long way in the last several years, and the current stuff used on all Stauffer Percussion products provides the same level of performance you get from traditional solvent-based finishes, but without the harmful fumes and toxic clean-up. Spray guns and other equipment can be cleaned out using tap water, no need for lacquer thinner or acetone in the shop. This kit featured a 10″ rack tom, 14″ floor, 22″ bass, and 13″ snare. Here’s a couple detail shots of the finish quality, I’m quite pleased with how the new water based system is working out:
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This Pre-Aged Marine Pearl kit features a 10″x8″ rack tom, 14″x12″ floor tom, and a 22″x20″ bass drum. Classic Phattie action with the solid brass machined tube lugs, dual 45 degree edges, custom-stained bass drum hoop, and that killer Phattie sound. B&W shot from the shop right after the white shot, check it out…
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This recently finished Black Label kit is beautiful work of art, both in tone and visual appeal. The all-maple shells are veneered in Birds Eye Maple with a 1/4″ abalone shell inlay. Over the veneer and abalone a golden-amber toner was applied, than many coats of beautiful clear, buffed and polished to a silky smooth mirror shine. The sizes are 12″x8″, 14″x14″, and 20″x16″, with special order DW mounts on the 12″ and 14″, and heavy duty spurs on the bass. The photos tell the story on this one, check it out:
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