Archive for 14″x12″ – Page 3

Phattie Hybrid with an LED twist

by Dennis
September 27th, 2010

It’s early Monday morning, and if you’re a drum fanatic that needs a cup of coffee to get moving, the video below just might work for you!

This kit is a Phattie Hybrid Series that features 10″x8″ and 12″x9″ rack toms, 14″x12″ and 16″x14″ floor toms, a thumping 22″x20″ bass, and a matching 14″x8″ snare.  The finish is Broken Glass Glitter with lightly frosted clear acrylic inserts and classic tear-drop style lugs holding it all together.  The lighting system was created in-house, and features multiple channels of control allowing different drums to be different colors, and greatly expands the light-show possibilities and programming options of the kit.  Check out the video to get a taste of the possibilities, then visit our Youtube and Facebook pages to see many more photos and videos of this kit in action.  Dig it:

Custom Lighted Glowing Drum Set

Glowing Drum Set - Lighted, LED Drums

Categories Phattie Drums, Unique Builds

New house kit for Echo Mountain Studios

by Dennis
September 2nd, 2010

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:

High Gloss - Maple Inlay - Custom Drum Set

High Gloss - Maple Inlay - Custom Drum Set

High Gloss - Maple Inlay - Custom Drum Set

High Gloss - Maple Inlay - Custom Drum Set

Categories Phattie Drums, Unique Builds

Tangerine Glass Glitter Phatties

by Dennis
September 1st, 2010

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:

Tangerine Glass Glitter - Custom Drum set

Tangerine Glass Glitter - Custom Drum set

Categories Phattie Drums

Sharp looking Purple Hybrid Phatties….

by Dennis
August 31st, 2010

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:

Phattie Custom Drums - Hybrid Set

Custom Drums - Purple Hybrid

Custom Drums - Purple Hybrid

Categories Phattie Drums

A little High Gloss Maple to start your week…

by Dennis
August 30th, 2010

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:

Natural Maple High Gloss Finish

Natural Maple High Gloss Finish

Natural Maple High Gloss Finish

Categories Phattie Drums
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