VIDEO: Building a 2x4 Snare Drum

Welcome to 2x4 Month!  Here's a project we found in the interwebs to inspire.  Make sure to check out our 2x4 Challenge Contest and enter your best project.  

The guys at Calderwood Percussion in Boston, MA built a snare drum using 2x4 planks and minimal hardware.  They produced a humorous video detailing the building process and a follow up "How Does It Sound?" video. 

Project parts details for the 5"x12" Snare Drum:

  • Stave shell
  • stave hoops
  • wooden lugs
  • wooden stainer and butt plate
  • gut snares
  • Evans heads
  • 1/4-20 fasteners
  • 12-24 tensions rods and nuts.

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  • Very cool! Great sounding 2x4 snare drum. I could make a banjo outa that!

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