Cooperman Rope Drum

05/25/2026

05/22/2026

what curiosities are on Jim’s workbench today?

05/07/2026

Great hang yesterday with Kyle Fortshoff and his students from the Classical Percussion program at the University of Rhode Island.
And...special guest Shawn Meade's 596 bass drum (and Shawn Meade).

04/22/2026

Our refreshed website https://cowingsmill.com/
offers a "deeper dive" into the context and periods of our
-Outdoor Games: Historical and Traditional.
-Toys & Games: Historical and Traditional.
-Musical Instruments: Historical, Traditional, and Folk.
-Everyday Life in 18th & 19th Century America.
-Citizens as Soldiers: Militia Men, Minutemen, and the Blue & Gray.
-as well as a curious collection that includes small runs, prototypes, one-of-a-kind pieces.
https://cowingsmill.com/blogs/in-depth

04/17/2026

Barry folding drum.

03/27/2026

Get a look at this one…

03/21/2026

the best days in the drum room are the ones spent working on drums with good friends!

03/18/2026

Kiril and Andrey….totally, mesmerizingly good.

03/16/2026

Yeah…Jim will tackle your vintage Ludwig too…

03/16/2026

28” diameter x 4.75” depth, with REMO Ebony.Black drum head!
This is the largest drum we’ve made in a very long time, and we’re thrilled to hear Yoshiki expressing powerfully its powerful voice.