Custom stave snare drums · Fort Wayne, Indiana
Built one stave
at a time.
Handcrafted stave snare drums, built to order by two brothers. Maple, birch, cherry, mahogany, walnut, and oak.
Design yours →Custom stave snare drums · Fort Wayne, Indiana
Handcrafted stave snare drums, built to order by two brothers. Maple, birch, cherry, mahogany, walnut, and oak.
Design yours →Craftsmanship
Each shell is built from individually cut staves of solid hardwood. The result is a drum with a voice as distinctive as the player who owns it.
Recent builds
A small selection of drums we've built. Custom sized, hand-finished, and tuned before they leave the shop.
Choosing
Maple, birch, cherry, mahogany, walnut, oak. Which one belongs under your stick depends on what you're chasing — not on what's popular. Here's how we think about it.
Read the wood guide →The build
Each drum takes 6 to 8 weeks. Every stage matters.
The makers
The drummer
Brings the player's perspective. Tunes and voices every drum before it leaves the shop, making sure it meets the standards of working musicians.
The craftsman
Leads the woodworking. Brings years of expertise in traditional drum construction techniques to every stave shell that comes out of the shop.
Design yours
A few quick questions and we'll send a custom quote within 24 hours.
Common questions
Six to eight weeks from order confirmation. We'll send progress photos along the way so you can see your drum take shape.
Standard hardwood builds run $800–$1,200 depending on wood, size, and hardware. The Reserve Series — figured domestic hardwoods like curly maple, birdseye, quilted, pommele mahogany, and fiddleback oak — starts at $1,200. Exotic hardwoods like purpleheart, bloodwood, bubinga, bocote, lacewood, and leopardwood start at $3,000. We send a fixed quote within 24 hours of your inquiry — no surprises later.
Standard sizes range from 13×3.5 up to 14×6.5. We also build deep snares up to 14×8, which our worship drummers love for that big backbeat. Custom sizes outside that range are possible — just ask.
Standard hardwoods: maple, birch, cherry, mahogany, walnut, and oak. The Reserve Series — figured hardwoods with grain patterns like curly, birdseye, quilted, flame, pommele, and fiddleback — offers the same tonal character with striking looks. Exotic options include purpleheart, bloodwood, bocote, bubinga, lacewood, and leopardwood. Each wood has its own voice — we'll help you choose based on the sound you're after.
Yes. Shipping is calculated at the time of quote based on your location.
Because every drum is custom built to your specifications, we don't accept returns on completed orders. We do guarantee the drum against any manufacturing defect for the life of the instrument.
