About me: THE SHELL
Fortune Drums sound begins with shells of the highest grade Northern rock maple. Timbre matched shells of various construction types are offered for your musical needs at any dynamic level. Plied shell options include 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 ply shells with and without inner rings. Shells are available in standard or custom depths. Fortune Drums also offers barrel stave lathe turned snare drums in various domestic and exotic woods. No filler woods are used in Fortune drum shells. These inferior wood plies inhibit shells from resonating to their potential. This means truer sounds and greater efficiency whether played acoustically or in sound reinforced environments.
THE INSIDE
Several labor-intensive processes create the unique Fortune Drums sound. Semi-hard oil finishes are applied by hand and allowed to permeate the pores of the wood. The oil is then sanded from the surface and wax suspended in a polymer is hand applied. This wax coat is then buffed to a satin sheen. The semi-hard finish in the wood pores yields incredible attack yet the face of the resonating chamber is soft finished for warm, rich tonality. Each drum is voiced to the correct blend of attack and warmth by adjusting the ratio of oil to wax.
THE OUTSIDE
Drums are a sound and a visual experience. Only the finest finishes are applied to Fortune Drums. Stain colors are custom mixed from raw color pigments for the richest hues of any color you desire. Fortune Drums painted finishes are catalyzed urethane based to assure protection without heavy layers of material, which impede the natural vibration of the drum shell. Finishes are offered in everything from satin oil to ultra high gloss. Special finish effects are available and are priced according to the complexity.
OTHER FEATURES
Fortune Drums bearing edges are custom contoured for optimum response. A cyano-acrylic coating is applied to the edges for maximum transference of vibration between the drumhead and drumshell. Snare beds are hand cut and shaped to create the sound and feel characteristics best suited to your snare drum. All drums are precision drilled and assembled to your specifications for personalized placement of your choice of hardware and mounting systems.
These features represent a system of drum making which attains the highest level of technical performance while maintaining craft integrity.
I have three sets of Fortune drums and I love them. I used three different Fortune snares on my CD they sounded great. I love the cherry snare when played with brushes. Dale your the cat!
Fortune Drums Welcome to the Island. I love your site. Dale, you make the coolest drums I've ever seen; you must design a special drum for Monkey Island. Let's do lunch. Tim Layman
three cheers for fortune drums! a beacon of light in the boutique drum industry. side note: dale, good luck with the legal proceedings. i know that a child porn rap is hard to beat, but i'm pulling for you! hang in there!
WHOA! There's The Almighty Flanigan .. we boweth before!! Right on Dale! Glad to see you here! My time on myspace is sort of nonexisting these days due to an insane schedule .. BY THE WAY THE OCTABONS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST!!! I'll get a picture of them in the near future and get it to you!!
