Trick Snare Drum

[Mike_Morgan]

I was extremely honored to be able to engrave a snare drum for the Trick Drum Company of Chicago for display at the National Association of Music Merchants convention in Anaheim California last week. The drum was REALLY well liked and I was truly humbled by the compliments I received on the work.

Most often, drums are wriggle engraved, so it was treated like quite a curiosity by the other drum engravers at the show.

I think it's safe to say that without the expert guidance I have received from the folks on this forum, my engraving would be nowhere near good enough to have been able to have done this so early along in my engraving journey! I dedicate this work and offer my heartfelt thanks to all of you that have given me advice and encouragement along the way!

 

[Big-Un]

I was impressed when I first saw it in progress but didn't realize you embellished almost every part! Good work.

Bill

 

[sam]

Nicely done, and quite a challenging surface !

 

[davidshe]

Well done Mike and congrats on your great progress!

 

[Mike_Morgan]

I was impressed when I first saw it in progress but didn't realize you embellished almost every part! Good work.

Thanks, Bill!

Well done Mike and congrats on your great progress!

Thanks David, I've worked pretty hard at this, and even though it was a short amount of time in terms of months, I put in a LOT of hours each day, and it's starting to pay off... This was completed a couple months ago, then it went away for the finish work, I never really saw it completed in person until last Thursday. I had seen pictures of it done, but seeing it in person for the first time had me grinning from ear to ear! The compliments from folks at the show had me a little embarrassed, if I'm being honest.

Nicely done, and quite a challenging surface !

Thanks Sam! The size and shape of the thing was a challenge, for sure... and that sucker RINGS like a bell when it's being engraved. I had NO choice but to wear hearing protection when engraving it, because after the first day, my ears were ringing... it was that loud! I knew that would be a bad idea to continue without some sort of ear plugs. The brushed surface of the drum was a really unforgiving medium on which to work. It's pretty close to ZERO tolerance for mistakes. There was a high chance of messing it up, but the metal embellishment Gods shone brightly upon my bench for the duration of the task!