Yes, Jan is a great guy. I drove to his house in Belgium (100 miles, our countries aren't that big) to pick up the bd and had a wonderfull morning talking about drums and playing a bit on his Tiger SQ2. I think we are the only ones in the BeNeLux who own one (BeNeLux is Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg)
Yes I did the hoops myself, the inside was a bit difficult but I could borrow a very small iron from my mother-in-law, so that helped
. Actually you can see I did the hoops myself because the grain is vertically instead of how Sonor does it. I did it because otherwise I would have to use small pieces and this way I could use long strips. The scandi however is so wild that you hardly see it
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SQ2Tigerwood, Steve Smith kit, SClassix scandi,Teardrop rosewood, Swinger blue ripple,snares: D505, D554, Steve Smith snares, SQ2 13x6.5 scandi, Benny Greb signature, Artist cottonwood, Lite