With more than 25 hardwoods from around the world featured within our interactive 'Virtual to Reality' systems, designing and ordering your dream drum is now easier than ever!

You can see a basic mock-up of what the drum would look like, get an instant price quote and order the EXACT snare drum or free floating shell of your dreams! We've even expanded our design database to provide complete details about each wood species.

We've used a version of this system in-house to 'preview' various Myrtle combinations for current and upcoming models in our Myrtlewood Series. Now, we've made it available for YOU, our specialized drum clients! While the 'buzz' is swarming about our original V2R stave drum design system, we now offer versions for designing a wide range of Myrtlewood Series Stave & Steambent models as well.

You begin the process by choosing the attributes of your 'dream drum' from the selections offered in drop-down lists. Various shell diameters and depths can be built using a combination of hardwoods. You will also select hardware plating options for the drum's lugs and hoops. In the case of free floating shells, you simply select the desired hardwood for your new shell and the model depth of your existing free floating snare drum. Since the shell itself has no external hardware or badging, it can be rotated within the drum to change the overall alignment of the grain and coloration of your shell within the drum carrier's hardware.

Wood properties and characteristics are integrated into the system's database, allowing it to add the reinforcement rings recommended under certain combinations or conditions. Available woods and combinations exist in each version based on compatibility with assembly and finishing materials used for that series.

While no 'virtual' representation could do justice to the details found in nature's version of the wood, compare the 'virtual' combination of Walnut and Myrtle to the photo of an actual version of this same shell:

Image from 'Virtual to Reality' system
(without hardware)

Image of actual finished stave shell
(without hardware)

Different pieces of the same wood can have wide variations in color and texture. Our system takes an 'average' piece of each finished wood for comparison purposes and alters the shade a small amount to simulate some of this variation. On a high quality monitor, the virtual version is often a more accurate representation than many digital photographs!

What are you waiting for? Get started designing your dream drum today! When you've found it, get a price quote and order it directly through our Virtual to Reality system. Let us bring your dream drum to reality! Design... Preview... Order... That's Virtual to Reality!

Once your order is placed, your specific hardwoods are acquired from sources that are active with the conservation of the world's resources. Our suppliers use certified forestry enterprises that practice wise use of our earth's hardwood treasures.

Once your drum is completed, it is inspected and carefully packaged. Rest assured that your drum is getting the royal treatment in transit as well, thanks to the padded, SKB hardshell case (a $100 value) that is included with your new drum at no extra charge. (Free Floating Shells do not includes cases. Cases can be purchased separately if you would like one to ship with your shell.)

Oregon Drum visitors are invited to join our on-line discussion forum! This community has decades of combined experience in drum building, restoration and finishing! Topics range from detailed analysis of wood properties to the virtues of different build methods.

Many topics relating to our V2R systems are also covered in our FAQ document. Please feel free to contact us with any other questions or comments about our V2R systems. We look forward to building YOUR next snare drum!