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The Meinl Soft Ching Ring is a drum set accessory that will easily fix onto any cymbal instantly. This ring adds a subtle "ching" sound (hence t...

Work a ching into your backbeats by placing the Ching Ring directly on your cymbals! Ideal for hi-hats, these steel jingles will add a different to...

The Meinl Ching Ring goes directly on top of your hi hats, adding a shimmery, sizzly sound every time you hit them. This added color can make yo...

This 20” Wuhan Ride cymbal delivers an excellent bang for your buck as well as the versatility of a crash/ride.  Traditional Western style ...

Router tables, routers, bits oh my! Download Materials: Router Table Drawing (PDF), Truing Table Drawing

We focus on the bearing edge data that actually matters. Learn about bearing edge types, their sounds, and common misconceptions.

Learn how to position and set for for drilling and mounting floor tom leg brackets

Four great techniques for custom and classic drum hardware layouts. Customize the lugs, t-rod & vent alignment to fit your style. Inline lugs...

Wrap your drums with an exotic wood veneer using glue plus household iron. Easy iron-on method gets pro results and looks incredible.

Oh no! that lug screws are hitting my re-rings! Dang! Here's a quick, easy, and cheap fix with a grinder (no experience needed).

Learn to sunburst drum shells with an cheap, and easy staining method. See the few, but important, tricks to this million dollar finish.

How to create beautiful stain jobs with both alcohol and water based dyes. Learn easy ways to pop the grain and get a million dollar finish for c...

Tips to get that rust, dirt, and grime off your hardware. This quick cleaning method can make your used parts look new in no time.

Create a custom visual explosion with a collage drum finish. A visual explosion of your favorite art or picture images. Spray clear coats to prot...

How do counter-hoops really affect the sound of your drums? Let's breakdown WHY hoops are more important than you think, and talk about all the v...

Learn a great method in this 1 minute Tutorial. Avoid chemicals and crazy sanding and get a ready to wrap drum the easy way!

Get down and dirty and learn how to cut your own bearing edges! Download materials: Printable Shop Manual (PDF)

Lacquer spraying from the can to produce deep, wet, high gloss finish. Wet sanding, polishing, and the rules of spraying

Spray a beautiful sunburst finish to drum shells. Learn good spraying techniques and other tips & tricks

Ground Zero: Plan, Measure, and Cut with precision. Learn to avoid the the mistakes that ruin projects!

Add some flair to those rings with a little 45 degree accent edge on the inner edge. Prerequisites videos: 10.Bearing Edge Cutting, and 11.Bearin...

Learn simple methods to setting up drilling layout for snare drums. Along with a great basic snare bed method. Single point lugs, throw offs, but...

Learn the secrets to precise drilling with a hand drill. Avoid inner wood play blow-outs, acrylic cracks, lacquer cracks and more