Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The Bristol Drum Co is a small boutique drum builder based in the area.
The company produces its own range of wooden segmented snare drums that are all individually made in a workshop in Bristol and that involve many hours of careful craftmanship to produce. The company produces each snare drum with its own unique serial number, with no two drums ever being exactly the same.
The drums are made using segmented construction and come in a range of 10", 12", 13" and 14" diameters, and thicknesses up to 1/2”, and a range of indigenous and exotic hardwoods are available.
Now, this 14x7 drum is a stave shelled model made from Iroko and Padauk - the Iroko being the main wood and the Paudauk being used to make the stripes. Personally, I’d never heard of Iroko before coming across this drum, so that a cool new thing for me there.
There is a full written review over on mikedolbear.com
The Bristol Drum Co is a small boutique drum builder based in the area.
The company produces its own range of wooden segmented snare drums that are all individually made in a workshop in Bristol and that involve many hours of careful craftmanship to produce. The company produces each snare drum with its own unique serial number, with no two drums ever being exactly the same.
The drums are made using segmented construction and come in a range of 10", 12", 13" and 14" diameters, and thicknesses up to 1/2”, and a range of indigenous and exotic hardwoods are available.
Now, this 14x7 drum is a stave shelled model made from Iroko and Padauk - the Iroko being the main wood and the Paudauk being used to make the stripes. Personally, I’d never heard of Iroko before coming across this drum, so that a cool new thing for me there.
There is a full written review over on mikedolbear.com
