Kit Laser Series – AluVibe – Handcrafted Snare Drums & Drum Kits

Laser Series Kit - Aluminum

Kit Contents

The Laser Series Kit includes five aluminum shells: 10x7" Tom, 12x8" Tom, 14x14" Floor Tom, 16x16" Floor Tom and 20x18" Bass Drum. The snare drum is not included in the kit and is available separately. Every shell starts as a technical drawing on a computer, held to the same dimensional tolerances as an automotive component, and is assembled and finished by hand, one at a time.

Automotive Aluminum Alloy "Aluvibe"

Every shell is made from a high-strength automotive aluminum alloy, 3mm thick. The material is thermally stabilized through T6 artificial aging, ensuring dimensional stability and mechanical strength over time.

Robotic 3D Laser Cutting

All Aluvibe shells — aluminum, steel, carbon fiber or acrylic — while keeping a strong handcrafted character, are drilled and trimmed with a three-dimensional laser cutting robot. Precision, repeatability and cleanliness of cut, plus great customization potential to meet even the most specific requests from musicians.

Laser Welding - an Aluvibe Signature

Every shell is closed with a longitudinal laser weld running the full height of the cylinder: a continuous bead joining the two edges of the bent sheet, with high precision and a minimal heat-affected zone. A technique borrowed directly from the automotive industry, it ensures a structurally solid, geometrically stable and aesthetically clean joint — a distinctive trait rare among handcrafted percussion makers.

Cataphoresis Coating

The shell is immersed in a tank containing a water-based paint. By applying direct current, the piece acts as the cathode, and the positively charged paint particles migrate and deposit onto the surface in a thin, uniform and continuous layer — even in the most hidden or geometrically complex areas.

The treatment serves a dual purpose: anticorrosive protection (automotive-grade black finish, compliant with UNI EN ISO 9227) and galvanic isolation — preventing corrosion between the aluminum and the ferrous components in contact (screws, lugs, hardware), which could otherwise trigger a "battery effect" between dissimilar metals.

Flange - Bearing Edge

This isn't an Aluvibe invention: the flange as a bearing edge system has historically been used over time by various drum builders. What's unique about Aluvibe is that every shell size has a custom flange geometry, designed to bring out the sound quality of each drum, making it one of a kind.

Each flange is produced with a dedicated mold and cold-formed, 1.5mm thick, treated with the same black cataphoresis process as the shell. The shell-to-flange joint is made with a two-component structural adhesive, of the same type used in the automotive and marine industries. Beyond its bearing edge function, the flange structurally stiffens the shell and ensures a perfect geometry, for a perfect seal of the drumhead.

Hoops

All Aluvibe hoops — tom, floor tom and bass drum, snares excluded — are traditional triple-flanged steel hoops, cold-stamped, 1.6mm thick. They work together with the flange (custom-geometry bearing edge) to tension the drumhead via the tension rods.

Lugs

Die-cast aluminum alloy lugs, single-sided type, with integrated gasket and fixing screw. M6 internal thread.
Unlike other brands, Aluvibe chooses to use only metric threads on all its components, partly out of a sense of local pride.
Fixing to the drum: stainless steel screws, with stainless steel washers and neoprene.

Drumheads

Aluvibe has its own line of drum heads made of high-quality Mylar.

Drum head: ~10 mil (0.25mm), on all tom/floor tom sizes.
Resonant drumhead: ~7.5 mil (0.188mm), on tom and floor tom.
Bass Drum Batter: dedicated drum head with integrated damping ring.
Bass Drum Resonant: dedicated drum head with a hole for microphones.

Tom stands (10" / 12")

Stand consisting of a tom bracket, screwed to the drum shell, and a tom holder, which attaches the tom to the support rod. Double-lever locking mechanism for quick and stable positioning.

Floor Tom stands (14" / 16")

The floor tom legs are made internally by Aluvibe, in aluminum, with a 90° support angle to improve sound propagation.
They are attached to the drum shell by means of 3 clamp supports, with stainless steel screws and stainless steel and neoprene washers.

Bass Drum Stand

2 telescopic and adjustable spurs, with rubber tip and screw locking system, fixed to the drum shell and used to stabilize the Bass Drum on the ground during performance. Fastening: 3 M5 stainless steel screws per spur, with stainless steel and neoprene washers.