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Meet Your Maker: Chicago Custom Percussion

Chicago Custom Percussion talks with DRUM! about starting the company, with creator Tony Gulli building drums as young as 16 years old.

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Meet Your Maker: Craviotto Drum Company

We trace the history of Johnny Craviotto, who went from being a local player and vintage drum collector to the most revered name in custom drums.

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Meet Your Maker: TMD Custom Drums

We get to know TMD Custom Drums, famous for some of the most notable designs in the industry.

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Meet Your Maker: Fidock Handmade Drums

Stephan Fidock tells us about his passion for superior drums and why he wanted to make some that could deliver at very low volumes.

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Meet Your Maker: Truth Custom Drums

We get some history about Truth Custom Drums, starting when owner Geoff Barrios built his first drum while still in high school. He never looked back.

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Mey Drum Thrones At The 2011 Summer NAMM Show

We ran across a new contender in the drum throne market – Mey Chair Systems – which specializes in ergonomic designs and cool features.

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Mapex Drums At The 2011 Summer NAMM Show

With the largest booth at NAMM, Mapex showed off their Black Panther Velvetone Kit, a limited edition Saturn kit with a stunning sparkle finish.

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Ludwig Drums At The 2011 Summer NAMM Show

The centerpiece of Ludwig’s Summer NAMM booth was the beautiful new birdseye maple Legacy kit with a matching 15" x 5" snare drum.

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Summer NAMM: Drumcraft Booth Tour

The German drum company Drumcraft has slowly worked its way into the U.S. market. Here’s what we saw at their 2011 Summer NAMM show booth.

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Chicago Drum Show: Mojo Drums

We liked the carbon fiber drums at the Mojo Drums booth, but loved the company’s totally bizarre prototype skateboard bass drum pedal.