2024 Student Recital
On Sunday September 9, 2024 we held our student recital. It was very well attended by families and friends. Our event raised nearly $800.00 for the Southbury Volunteer Fire Department. The students’ all played great and had a total blast performing with a live band of professional musicians for the very first time. Here are some pictures of that special day!
Jake killin’ (in a great way) Z.Z. Top’s “Gimme All Your Lovin’
Calvin seriously groovin’ to Ben E. King’s“Stand By Me”
Ryan is in the groove - performing CT’s own The Wildweed’s “No Good To Cry”
Don’t let the hot dog hat fool you. Ethan is all business when it comes to drums
Joseph did a great job with The Rolling Stones hit “Satisfaction”
Oliver ended our recital by knocking Tom Petty’s “Won’t Back Down” out of the park!
Current restoration project
1986 Pearl Maples (Professional Series)
16’x22” Bass drum / 16”x16” Floor Tom / 12” x 14” Tom / 10”x12” Tom / 8”x10” tom
Update April, 25, 2023
There was a brown industrial cover over these drums. A heat gun and hours of work uncovered the original finish. The drums are in good shape for being 37 yrs old. Bearing edges are very good, and while some of the hardware shows patina, the set is all there.
I generally always smile but being my first real restoration, I’m all focus.
After much thought, and input from a bunch of friends, I decided to go old school and select White Pearl as the new finish.
I will post pics of the the set when it’s finished.
A HUGE shout out to my friends at Precision Drum Company.
The Precision Drum Company history: Founded in 1961 by George A. Folchi, Precision Drum Company was the first provider of drum recovering wrap, selling the very same material that was being used by the major American drum companies. As a result, George quickly built a reputation of providing high quality products, with outstanding customer service.
If you’re ever looking to restore, refinish or build a set of drums -
Precision Drum Company should be your only call.