Production Update #2: The Floor Tom

The second drum that underwent production was the 16"x16" floor tom. It was alread sanded down (see previous post) so I began with the exterior wrapping process. This time around, I got the overlapping wrap seams to line up on the money. The wrapping process for this drum went a little faster than the rack tom - due to the fact that I had one wrapped drum under my belt already and felt more comfortable with the process.

After wrapping the drum, the production process pretty much followed the 9"x13" Rack Tom: layout, check, double-check, triple-check, check against all hardware fittings, drill very carefully, finish interior of the shell, assemble, install badge and heads.

The only difference for this drum is that I had to install 3 extra brackets and legs in order for this drum to stand on its own. This proved to be pretty easy - the most difficult part was deciding exactly where the brackets/legs would be positioned on the drum.

I did have a moment of sheer terror while working on this drum. During the badge installation, somehow the badge spun almost 90 degrees counter clockwise while I was installing the air vent grommet. Luckily, the contact cement had not fully cured and I was able to carefully rotate the badge back into place and tighten the grommet down before the cement hardened. Whew! That was a close one!

Here are the production photos of the 16"x16" floor tom:

Wrapped shell.

Drilled shell.

Assembly.

Completed Rack Tom & Floor Tom.

Completed Rack Tom & Floor Tom.