David Crain is a drum maker now living in Middletown, Ohio. I purchased a drum from him a few years back that's a very solid instrument with a goat skin head. It sounds fantastic! His prices are excellent and he's a really nice man on top of that. You can check out a gallery of his wares here: www.watercolourwizard.com/heart...ry.htm

I'll admit when I walked by his booth in a ren faire, I figured they weren't anything worth checking out. He seemed very pleasant and enthusiastic about his work, so I went in. After playing a few of his drums, I had to buy one. If you are interested, you might want to contact him and see where he'll be selling at next so you can go play a few.

Just a little tip... :-)