Model
Craviotto Solid Shell Kit
A whole kit of one-ply shells
Building a full kit out of solid steam-bent shells is slow and expensive, and the result is unusually loud and open — closer to a set of orchestral drums than a modern ply kit.
Category
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Drum Kits
Acoustic and hybrid drum kit model families, shell packs, and related drum sets.
Made by
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Craviotto
Johnny Craviotto revived the solid-shell drum, steam-bending a single plank into a shell with one vertical seam rather than gluing plies. The result is loud and dry, and the process is slow enough that every drum is dated and signed. The company continues in Santa Cruz.
