Birthday bashing... for lack of a better drum based pun.

Almost 2 and a half years ago I stumbled upon quite the bargain, in the form of a Hawkes 1928 Ajax snare drum in need of a little work, I disassembled it almost as soon as I'd bought it ready for a comprehensive restoration, but lack of time saw the project set back and progress slowed.

To date I've produced a new lug tensioner and polished and lacquered the shell. Today however being my birthday meant I could give the project a much needed kick in terms of progress seeing some newly polished and restored lugs re fitted to the shell.

I'll post some new updates in the coming weeks as I intend to see this finally off of my manbench, as well as maybe some history of the drum and the company that built it.

The Carpenter