Rudiments and Rope
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Restorer and maker of historic rope tension drums and equipment.
05/21/2026
C&F Soistmann contract eagle drum. Hand painted with oil paint, calf skin batter and goatskin snare head, brass tack design copied from a the original, gut snares, oil painted hoops and oil varnished shell, h**p rope, leather ears, and no strainer (as the original). $1700 shipped Paypal F&F or add 3%
05/21/2026
Copied directly from a William Kilbourn manufactured drum, this reproduction is a museum quality piece. It measures 16” diameter by 14” tall. Heads are calf and goat, gut snares, brass strainer, bone vent insert, and oil paint and varnish. The rope is Hempex, which is the only component not natural. Lightly used so I am selling it at a discounted price. $1200 shipped PayPal F&F or add 3%.
05/17/2026
Music display this weekend at Bushy Run Battlefield for the Boy Scout Camporee. The weather was great for calfskin! There was a lot of interest in old drums, and we had great conversations with many of the participants.
Taken from Bruce and Emmett’s Drummers’ and Fifers’ Guide, this tune is requested a lot by spectators. Camp Chase did record and play this in the movie Gettysburg as the Iron Brigade is deploying into battle. Unfortunately, this was not the tune played, as Col. Rufus Dawes wrote it was actually The Campbells Are Coming.
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