Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
Solid snare shell, Steam Bent Drums, Unix Drums. Interview with Francois Filiatrault.
Guys!
I visited Unix Drums and had the opportunity to interview Francois Filiatrault, Founder/Owner at Unix Drums. What a treat!
First off.. What a great guy! I can totally say that this guy is so passionate about his work.
I have learned about the art of Steam bent drums at Unix Drums and it is definitely an art... an art of passion and most of all patience! I have never heard of steam bent drums. Call me crazy! hehe.
Steam bending wood is such a tedious task for sure. All the equipment used and very personal and smart techniques involved for sure!
Francois uses an array of different types of wood, from our Canadian Maple to all sorts of exotic woods for his beautifully crafted Canadian Drums.
I think that drum making is one of the coolest jobs... aside from playing them of course! hehe.
By the way.. For those who don't know, Steam bent Drums are simply steam bent solid drum shells.. That is one ply! One piece of wood! All the drums are solid. Solid snare drum, toms floor and bass. Oh.. and yes.. Of course he makes Stave drums also :)
Ok.. so enough of my rambling!
So if you are ready for jumping in and getting a custom drum made you can check out the links below!
--
More info at Unix Drums:
unixdrums.com
And here is a cover/demo of one of his maple kits:
bit.ly/2GtcAS6
#unixdrums
#steambentdrumshells
#solidsnareshell
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I Proudly Play:
Drum Kit:
Sakae Trilogy
Kick = 22" x 16"
Tom Tom = 12" x 8"
Floor tom 14" x 14"
Floor Tom = 16" x 16"
Snare = 14" x 5.5"
sakaedrums.com
Meinl Cymbals:
14" Byzance Dark Hihat
17" M-Series Traditional Medium Crash
18" Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash
21" Byzance Transition Ride
meinlcymbals.com
Aquarian Drumheads:
Tom: 12" Performance II™ (Coated)
Floor: 14" and 16" Performance II™ (Coated)
Snare: 14" Performance II™
Kick: Superkick 2
aquariandrumheads.com
Kick Pedal
DW 5000
http://www.dwdrums.com/hardware/5000/...
Vater Sticks:
5A Los Angeles
vater.com
_________________________________________
Camera:
Canon EOS 6D DSLR
usa.canon.com
Sound engineer: Stephan Dumont
Filmed by: Stephan Dumont
Produced and Edited by Jarah Jane
Endorsements
sakaedrums.com
CanadianDrumGear.com
Exclusively Using:
Vater, Drum Sticks
Aquarian, Drum Heads
Sakae Drums
_________________________________________
Welcome to Drum Share News!
The drum show where we are talking about drums and drummers, drum gear and even throwing in a drum interview here and there... even drum company talk! It's the Drum news you have been waiting for. So stay tuned cause every 2 weeks I will bring you the news about various drummers and more!
Subscribe today!.. I also have some drum covers here on my channel of popular songs and maybe not so popular, hehe... Just songs that I enjoy to play!
Signed, Jarah.
The Drum Girl that brings you the news :)
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(Intro music and outro music of this episode belongs to the artist, "Silent Partner" and the name of the song is "Cloud Patterns") This song was borrowed from the YouTube Audio Library and allowing me to use it in any of my videos. For more of "Silent Partner's" work visit the Audio Library here on YouTube.
Solid snare shell, Steam Bent Drums, Unix Drums. Interview with Francois Filiatrault.
Guys!
I visited Unix Drums and had the opportunity to interview Francois Filiatrault, Founder/Owner at Unix Drums. What a treat!
First off.. What a great guy! I can totally say that this guy is so passionate about his work.
I have learned about the art of Steam bent drums at Unix Drums and it is definitely an art... an art of passion and most of all patience! I have never heard of steam bent drums. Call me crazy! hehe.
Steam bending wood is such a tedious task for sure. All the equipment used and very personal and smart techniques involved for sure!
Francois uses an array of different types of wood, from our Canadian Maple to all sorts of exotic woods for his beautifully crafted Canadian Drums.
I think that drum making is one of the coolest jobs... aside from playing them of course! hehe.
By the way.. For those who don't know, Steam bent Drums are simply steam bent solid drum shells.. That is one ply! One piece of wood! All the drums are solid. Solid snare drum, toms floor and bass. Oh.. and yes.. Of course he makes Stave drums also :)
Ok.. so enough of my rambling!
So if you are ready for jumping in and getting a custom drum made you can check out the links below!
--
More info at Unix Drums:
unixdrums.com
And here is a cover/demo of one of his maple kits:
bit.ly/2GtcAS6
#unixdrums
#steambentdrumshells
#solidsnareshell
--
I Proudly Play:
Drum Kit:
Sakae Trilogy
Kick = 22" x 16"
Tom Tom = 12" x 8"
Floor tom 14" x 14"
Floor Tom = 16" x 16"
Snare = 14" x 5.5"
sakaedrums.com
Meinl Cymbals:
14" Byzance Dark Hihat
17" M-Series Traditional Medium Crash
18" Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash
21" Byzance Transition Ride
meinlcymbals.com
Aquarian Drumheads:
Tom: 12" Performance II™ (Coated)
Floor: 14" and 16" Performance II™ (Coated)
Snare: 14" Performance II™
Kick: Superkick 2
aquariandrumheads.com
Kick Pedal
DW 5000
http://www.dwdrums.com/hardware/5000/...
Vater Sticks:
5A Los Angeles
vater.com
_________________________________________
Camera:
Canon EOS 6D DSLR
usa.canon.com
Sound engineer: Stephan Dumont
Filmed by: Stephan Dumont
Produced and Edited by Jarah Jane
Endorsements
sakaedrums.com
CanadianDrumGear.com
Exclusively Using:
Vater, Drum Sticks
Aquarian, Drum Heads
Sakae Drums
_________________________________________
Welcome to Drum Share News!
The drum show where we are talking about drums and drummers, drum gear and even throwing in a drum interview here and there... even drum company talk! It's the Drum news you have been waiting for. So stay tuned cause every 2 weeks I will bring you the news about various drummers and more!
Subscribe today!.. I also have some drum covers here on my channel of popular songs and maybe not so popular, hehe... Just songs that I enjoy to play!
Signed, Jarah.
The Drum Girl that brings you the news :)
Subscribe Today!
♥️ Remember...If you dare to share. It means you care :)
Join me!
Drum Share News: https://www.facebook.com/drumsharenew...
Facebook: facebook.com/jarahondrums
Twitter: JarahOnDrums
Instagram: jarahondrums
(Intro music and outro music of this episode belongs to the artist, "Silent Partner" and the name of the song is "Cloud Patterns") This song was borrowed from the YouTube Audio Library and allowing me to use it in any of my videos. For more of "Silent Partner's" work visit the Audio Library here on YouTube.
