Polmuz Bubinga Model 1 - 18/12/14

Specification:

• Model: Polmuz Model 1 Bubinga, from our workshop in Gdynia
• Wood: 100% bubinga
• Shells: 4.8 mm
• Sizes: bass drum 18×14″, tom 12×9″, floor tom 14×14″
• Finish: chosen in the add-ons: natural wax, oil, lacquer, black matte or artistic finish
• Hardware: chrome (gold for an extra PLN 400 per drum, black chrome coming soon)
• Bearing edges: 45°, ultra-sharp on every drum, the bass drum included
• Lugs: Tube Lug
• Tom mount that doesn't interfere with the shell
• Drumheads: Evans G2 clear on the toms, Evans EMAD on the bass drum
• Inside: a label with the owner's full name
• Warranty: lifetime on the shell
• Model code: M1-KBU318-NW

The snare drum, cymbals and stands are not included in the kit.

Polmuz Bubinga Model 1 - 18/12/14

A small kit for clubs, jazz and the studio: an 18″ bass drum, one 12″ tom and a 14″ floor tom. Little to carry and quick to set up, and dense bubinga gives a low end hardly anyone expects from such a small bass drum.

Bubinga is the heaviest wood in our workshop and the top Polmuz model. We make it here, in our workshop in Gdynia, by hand and to order.

What's in the kit and where the price comes from

• Bass drum 18×14″: PLN 4,757
• Tom 12×9″: PLN 2,196
• Floor tom 14×14″: PLN 2,751

Total: PLN 9,704 for the drums with chrome hardware and heads. You pick the finish in the add-ons, priced per drum: natural wax PLN 100, single-colour oil or lacquer PLN 500, black matte PLN 590, artistic finish PLN 990. Gold hardware is PLN 400 per drum. You can also buy each drum separately and build your own setup, and we make sizes outside the price list for an extra PLN 300 per drum. How we work out the price with a different finish or other add-ons is explained on our page How we price a drum kit.

You'll find all the bubinga drums and more about this wood in the Polmuz Model 1 Bubinga collection. Got a question? Call us: 797 317 035.

Video

Paweł Ostrowski from the 4Drummer channel recorded the bubinga in three tunings, with no EQ and with light EQ. In the video he plays a 20/12/16 kit.

Features

100% bubinga shells

Bubinga is an African wood, dark, heavy and very dense: dry, it weighs about 890 kg per cubic metre, maple about 700, walnut about 600. You hear that density from the very first hit: a huge low end, strong projection and a clear attack. The shells are only 4.8 mm, so bubinga doesn't only play rock, it also works in quieter music.

Bearing edges

We cut the bearing edges at a 45° angle, then sand and wax them. They're ultra-sharp on every drum, the bass drum included, because dense bubinga lets us sand a very sharp edge. The head sits exactly where it should, so the drum tunes easily and sounds modern and articulate.

Finish

We do the finish by hand in our Gdynia workshop, so every kit has its own one-of-a-kind wood figure. You choose it in the add-ons, priced per drum: natural wax PLN 100 (the whole bubinga figure shows), oil in one colour, fade or solid, PLN 500, lacquer PLN 500, black matte PLN 590 and artistic finish, hand-painted with a brush, PLN 990.

Tube Lug

The Tube Lug lugs barely touch the shell, so the drum can resonate freely. Each one has a long tension rod seated deep in the lug and a double washer, metal and nylon, that holds the tuning.

Hardware

Standard hardware is chrome. Gold also suits the warm colour of bubinga really well: we can fit gold hardware to any drum for an extra PLN 400 per drum. Black chrome is coming soon too.

Mounting system

The tom mount doesn't interfere with the shell, so it doesn't steal any resonance. The streamlined design makes it easy to set the toms close together, and the aluminium parts are light.

Bass drum claws

The bass drum claws have rubber pads that protect the wooden hoops. Claw and hoop work as one piece, so nothing rattles, even with a loose tuning.

Drumheads

The toms get Evans G2 clear heads, the bass drum an Evans EMAD, and the resonant heads are vintage-style with a bold Polmuz logo.

Label and warranty

Inside each drum there's a label with the owner's full name, and we give the shell a lifetime warranty.