Q: How did you get involved in this business? A: I started restoring vintage drums from the 1950s and ’60s when I was a teenager. I had a very successful online business but I wanted to push the ...
BEAVERTON -- Geoff Barrios was thrust into an adult world as a teenager. His father died unexpectedly because of a massive heart attack. In the aftermath, the 13-year-old would come home from school ...
Patrick Burns, a worker at SJC Custom Drums' Soutbridge faciility, applies a decorative finish of skulls and alien heads to a drum. Located inside a small, unassuming, cramped brick building in the ...
Not only do Scott J. and Michael L. Ciprari march to the beat of a different drum, they do it to custom-made ones of their own design. Twelve years ago, the Ciprari brothers started SJC Custom Drums ...
The EcHo Cuprano kit is quite simply stunning. The craftsmanship on display is immaculate and the instruments themselves offer something very different. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert ...
Drum Heads, the Halogen original series, gives music fans a behind-the-scenes look into the world of SJC Custom Drums and the two brothers who run the company, Scott and Mike Ciprari. The two turned ...
British custom builders are blossoming, and their snares are a joy to behold. In fact, they're the equal of any snares made anywhere in the world. The rise of the internet has meant they can display ...
Markley Custom Drums is a small venture. The McCaskey High School and Millersville University graduate is the sole employee, although he gets an occasional hand from his son. Markley makes only 25 or ...
Sam Thurau of HHG Drums is shown in his garage-turned-workshop in the Sylvan Hills neighborhood of Altoona. He may not be a Buddy Rich, but Sam Thurau figured out how to marry his two childhood loves: ...