Don’t tell me another weird story about wood that was under water for a hundred years!!! It sounds like something concocted by a drunk Hollywood director!!! When does the fake dinosaur fight King Kong?!! This is unbelievable!!! Giant logs were buried under peat swamps in New Zealand over 30,000 years ago!!! By an “unexplained” phenomenon the monster trees were knocked down, buried and left undisturbed for centuries!!! Yes… like thousands of years!!!
ENOUGH WITH THE EXCLAIMATION POINTS ALREADY!!!
The wood is called Kauri, a remnant of pre-historic times dug up by English settlers in New Zealand in the nineteenth century. It was used mainly for industrial products but recently discovered by instrument makers and artists. Like other submerged logs, anaerobic bacteria consumed the starches within the cells of the wood which contributes to its superb tonal properties. It has a very fine grain, creamy color, and is already used in the construction of harps and flutes. It has a warm sound with an astonishing range of overtones. |
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Each drum comes with a “certificate of authentication” carbon-dating the wood samples.
Equally interesting is the discovery of some English oak wine casks. The wood is only(!) a few hundred years old and still has the lovely fragrance of fermented grape. It has a beautiful grain and a dry, crisp sound characteristic of oak. It comes with a bag of wood chips which you can legally sniff on the bandstand.
We have the capacity to build any size segmented snare and complete kit in any sizes and stain finish. Professional Percussion Products presently has both a Kauri and a recovered oak in stock.
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If you’ve missed out on the Craviotto “Timeless Timber” drums don’t wait too long on this opportunity. There is a finite supply of wood
and when it runs out you will have to wait another 30,000 years for the drum of your dreams.
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