Brown Knock-Off by Ron Peeler Looks Great
Something like finding a brand new 1955 Corvette, Ron Peeler directed me to Jim Krause's "Fifer's Web Page" for a photo of a Brown-like drum that he made. He wrote:
As a former member of Moodus. I had the opportunity to work on some of these old drums. I even made a couple of drums using Keller Shells copying the brown tack pattern and fooled a couple of people. Even turned real Pre-Banned Elephant ivory for the vent hole liner. You can see on of these on Jim Kraise's web site http://www.oldsodshanty.com/fifer.html.
Ron Peeler
Peeler Fifes
www.peelerfifes.com
posted by Ellis @ 6/24/2009 03:26:00 AM
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Ahh, the famous Brown knock-off. . . he follows in the footsteps of a long-gone Moodus drummer, Elmer "Grump" Ventres. Grump, aided by a fellow drummer who was also a printer, ans his Brown replicas included a nearly identical paper label. . . it should be noted, though, that neither Peeler nor Ventres intended to mislead the buying public, they sought to provide them good Brown-type replicas because of the scarcity and expense of the real thing.
Ron Peeler wrote recently:
I used a 18 x 18 5 ply maple Keller Shell. I purchased unglued and undrilled pre-bent maple counter hoops from Cooperman and fitted them to the drum. Snare Strainer from Florence Drums. Calfskin heads from Stern Tannery which I tucked myself. For the tack pattern I used a Eli Brown Drum from Moodus as a pattern. (made 6 copies of the pattern). Snare Gut was from Nutmeg Drum Shoppe. I used 1/4 inch dacron rope from New England Ropes. I figured that is Cooperman used this, I could too. I've heard both good and bad things about Linen rope. Leather ears or pulls were made by Dave Strong, a long time member of the Moodus Corps.
Ron Peeler
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