From the maker
A Citrus Bite
This single piece of 11mm Lemon Scented Gum sings with a metallic bite as delicious as the citrus scented leaves the tree it was made from produces. With a rich metallic note rounded off by a subtle woody complexion, and a controlled, dense yet tight bottom end, this drum leads the pack as one of the most metal sounding drums in our True Solids Lineup. With 2.3mm Triple Flanged Hoops and a 45 degree inner/slight round over outer bearing edge, this lemon beauty can range from a controlled low metallic note with a smooth and rich spread, to earth shattering cracks that rival that off the metallic sheen of a thick shelled brass drum.
Provenance
The tree behind this drum.
Lemon Scented Gum · Citrus cream
Corymbia citriodora
The most metallic drum in the line-up – a tight, saturated bottom end with an ear-whopping bite reminiscent of thick brass, rounded off with buttery warmth.
No shortcuts
Years in the making.
The log is rescued
Salvaged, never felled – recorded with its GPS coordinates before the first cut.
The wood learns patience
At least three years of natural air drying – sometimes far longer. Just time and patience.
The shell emerges whole
Hollowed from the very fibres of the tree – nothing between the tree and the tone.
One of one, made for you
This drum is gone.
Its wood isn’t.
Tell Paul what spoke to you about this one – he’ll carve a sibling from the same species, to your size and finish, from a log that has already waited years.
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