Bringing a Vintage Fibes Snare Drum Back to Life 

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The drum lord has posted once again

Anybody else see the vox kit in back

I am the new owner and just wanted to say thanks for all tender lovin’ care you gave the drum!

the fibes 5.5x14 fiberglass with chrome wrap was buddy rich favorite snare drum. he played one even if he was endorsing other drums. they are rare and very awesome snare drums.

Your playing has gotten a lot better!

Does my heart good to see that snare restored!Beautiful!

Love that snare sound. Like a popie snare.

I loved the Fibes strainer of my 1970 clear fibes kit. Never had a problem.

Favorite part of all these videos is watching the progression of your playing at the end. 👍

One of the best snares I ever had the pleasure of playing was a Fibes 5.5x14 fiberglass. It was at a practice studio. Sounded so good with the oldest, most beat up coated Amb head this side of the Mississippi, I wanted to steal that drum. Good that I came to my senses and did not commit a crime that day.

Have you ever heard the Buddy Rich Fibes story? Bob Grauso had made himself a nice fiberglass snare drum in the early sixties and was friends with Buddy Rich. He proudly showed him that drum and let him play it. Buddy fell in love with it and had to have it and in his brash style had to have it NOW. But there was one problem. He was endorsing Rogers drums and couldn't really play anything else under his agreement. So Bob gave him the fiberglass shell and re-drilled it for Rogers hardware from one of Buddy's snares. He then wrapped it in chrome wrap (like yours) and Buddy happily played it. He liked that it had no dead spots. Plus it looked like a Rodgers so Buddy could secretly use it. After awhile the sales rep for Rodgers though found out, flipped out, and gave Buddy a very stern talking down to. So Buddy stopped using it and eventually gave it away with a kit he played with Tony Bennett. The drum was badged G&M for Bob and his partner. Bob Grauso and John Morena then started their own company, Fibes. They later sold it to Martin guitars although Bob still ran it under their ownership. So they had a drum that Buddy Rich was playing but nobody knew it was theirs! Once word got out they had a nice business.

Those Inde throws/butt plates are showing up EVERYWHERE and I LOVE IT. That company is about to take off so hard if they haven't already

I’ve always had a soft spot for fiberglass drums. The snares sound absolutely awesome.

Great video brother. Seriously great. I restored what is now my pride and joy '65 Ludwig Model 400. The drum can do any tuning. It was covered in rust and pitting. And now it's great. My process was not nearly as thorough as you get. You get it all on video, edit it nicely, play beautifully, record and mix yourself professionally, and tell a good story. People have no idea how much work and skill goes into this. Thanks for doing it, man!

That snare sounds mean as hell. No wonder Buddy Rich used to use those things.

Holy crap! Dave has Evans heads on his kit for once!😱

hey david! maybe you can do a whole video on rim straightening, would be cool and informative

The Dr is in. I got a fever and the only prescrip is more cowbell!!! Kit sounds better than I expected for a fiberglass kit.

I am very impressed with the care and detail you put into this 🥁

There's just something so satisfying about your "Back to life" vids....love 'em!!

Sweet! I've always loved Fibe's Lugs. They are so stylist & beautiful. Also love the old Roger's Lugs as well.

Sounds great! I have a Fibes snare I bought in 1978. Absolutely love it!

How are not at 1 million? I love these videos, and everyone in my high school drumline watches you. On the way to our marching competition last season, me and my section leader were watching your videos, all of them kept us entertained for the almost 4 hour bus ride we had!!! Thank you, and I entered the giveaway!!!!! Your drums sound so damn good man!!!!!!

Discovered your channel via Stephen Taylor's. This is the first video I've checked out and I love it. I'm not really good at fixing anything lol but I loved watching it come together! And you're drumming is outstanding!

That snare sound's so killer!!🥁🥁🔥🔥

Your videos like this are super helpful thank you 😐

Great lesson in craftsmanship. ...like the jazz piano in the background.

Sprinkle baking soda into the wet super glue and it creates a super strong, sandable, almost plastic like substance. It's a trick as old as the hills, though I never knew about it until I saw someone do it on youtube. No joke, try it. I've rebuilt areas on projects where entire chunks of material were gone with this technique. The bearing edges on this drum would be perfect.

That may just be may new favorite kit of yours

The throw off looks killer on that drum.

Wasn't amazed until you put out the kit that looked really nice! Especially that dull shine tom 9:36. But then the sound of the snare 10:30 made everything just irrelevant. Fcking gorgeous! Wow!

Yess! These are the videos I’ve missed so much!

My first kit was a 1970s Fibes Crystalite with Ludwig mounting hardware & a Maxwin by Pearl snare ( which I still have & use). It consisted of a 12” X 8” rack Tom, a 14” X 14” floor Tom, & an 18” X 16” bass drum. The heads that made the toms sound best were Remo Clear Pinstripes on top & Clear Ambassadors on the bottom. The bass drum had an Evans EQ1 on the resonant side & a an Evans EMAD on the kick side. I ended up trading this drum kit for my 1980s Pearl Export , which I still have and use. Phibes kits sound great, and so does yours.

Dave using Evans?! Never thought I'd see the day. 😂 Edit: I know he's used them before lol

Nice craftsmanship! This is the kind of video I like...

I’ve always wanted a Fibes. I know Buddy used to use one in the late 60’s and early 70’s. You got the full kit too? Wow. Amazing stuff man.

Fibes has always had the best looking chrome kits! Nicely done!!😊

The solo in the middle was quite tasty!

wow great job! and sounds amazing!

Biddy Rich used a Fines snare for quite a while. He loved it!!!

You've outdone yourself with both the demo track and the restoration. Well done!

#1: That snare looks fantastic, and sounds great! #2: That drum set sounds waaaaaaaay better than I was expecting. Bro, seriously, those sound really good. #3) That was easily one of the tastiest track/drum solos you've posted. Niiiice, dude. Keep it up!

A LOT of clever use of tools here.

Love the Fibes snare.

Thanks for posting again! I needed another drum video.

Yesssss! The Rim Expander 8000's my good man!

The drum break was sick!!

Fibes! one of the first kits I ever played.

That kit sounds AMAZING

Dude I love the way it came out, and sounds! Super distinct and has tons of character

I just picked one of these up for 80 Canadian pesos, I'm glad to see you have a video on restoring one!

4:29 the “rim expander 8000” TM had me dying

damn, Dude. I had no idea you could ROCK. Great rebuild. Under earphpnes they sound near perfect.

Man, i'm really liking the style of these videos.. It's been really cool seeing how much your channel has grown and how great the videos are becoming. Keep up the good work!

KILLER!!! amazing Drum Sound!!!

I like using two part epoxy for those type of repairs. Plenty of work time, easy to work with, and very durable when it sets up.

So pleasing to watch, well done on bringing back this drum to life.

Ron Swanson of drums right here.

Those drums sound great and your chops are killer.

Impressive work. Very cool.Thank you.

That snare sounds amazing.

That is one awesome sounding snare!

Your videos are something else, super well produced, insanely creative, you are the best!

Ayye I see that vox bass drum in the back! Can't wait for that video 😄!

Been there, done that. I was waiting a long time for one of the SFT strainers to come up for sale. I basically had the shell and the lugs. I had to find the strainer, butt plate and the original hoops. Got there in the end. After all that I decided to sell it. I wasn't crazy about the sound. It was too "snappy" or something. Good snare for a snare drumming, rudiment type stuff. Mine was the acrylic shell.

This is my favorite content you make!!!

No wonder it was Buddy Rich's favourite snaredrum for a long time...I really like the sound of the kick to...😎

I really like the sound of those drums. Different than anything I have heard before. As always, a great video!

I was needing some more attack on my bass drum and I remembered your "triggered kick trick". Game changer, thanks Dude!!

anyone else think the main riff of the song at the end sounds like “Cochise” by Audioslave?

These videos are always so entertaining

The SFT throwoff is very usable, albeit hard to find parts for. I like the design because it drops the wires completely off the reso headwithout losing tension, instead of just letting them hang loose. Puresound makes replacement wires for the 14 in snare. I have two acrylic "crystalite" snares, one with the original wires and one with the Puresound replacements. I previously owned a 10 x 14 marching snare from Corders (the company that bought Fibes). It had a weird SFT throwoff that used cat-gut wires. Sounding crazy good though. I'm glad to see you finally getting around to working with the Fibes stuff. Let's see that whole kit you got laying around somewheres!

The whole kit is amazing and the snare sound in particular; Great job! :-)

i love how the whole kit sounds, makes me really want a fiber glass kit

I like the Drum set.Its beautyful.

If you're investing in an ultra sonic you should also look into a vibratory tumbler! They make cleaning lugs, throw-offs, tension rods, claws, etc so easy.

That whole kit sounds phenomenal.

Wow! You are "the guy" ! Great work and sound!

Nice Work Man!! I love this kind of videos!

Love this drum set. Looks and sounds awesome.

Damn that snare sounds great!

Thanks for the Sweetwater tip

Nice job on the snare. The kit sounds great!

Amazing restoration and playing man!

😂 you surprised me when the music came back in

I really dig the song playalong with the demo! I'd love more of those in future videos.

That kit was killer

Damn dude! Best sounding kit I've heard from you so far! Snare sounds great, but so does that kick and those beefy ass toms! Keep up the great work!

Great job. Set sounds great

For a fiberglass kit, it sounds pretty good !

Creativity on its max

Beautiful job

That sounded great!

Damn! That sounds great!!

You should do a video on that Vox kit in the back lol

Sweet kit!

I have that snare and adore it.

This video was so satisfying and relaxing at the same time.

Never disappointed and always impressed. 👏