well, i finally updated my prices. it was really time. i was embarrassed to realize what my drums were costing to build vs. what i was charging. i think they’re priced very well now. i hope you’ll agree.

in the middle of redesigning the site, our logo and badge. i think you will really dig the end result. when this is complete, i’m going to be advertising for the first time ever. hope it helps. i’d like to be building more drums in general and i’ve never really tried to do anything to make that happen. i’ve always just relied on word of mouth, and that’s just not enough these days, so wish me luck.

haven’t been touring much lately. just the occasional tech thing here and there, but no major road time. i do miss it, but being home has allowed me to play more music, which has been a good thing.

i turned 38 in december. hard to believe. a lot happened last year in my life and i’m coming to terms with the fact that life is short (and getting shorter) and it’s important to be here now and make the most of what we’ve got. trying my best to do this…

anyhoo, i’m excited to see what happens to mlasko drums this year. it’s really important to me to take the company to a new place. i hope more people will appreciate what it is we do here. feel free to join our humble facebook group. spread the word that there’s this guy in seattle that really digs old drums and is building new versions of them!

alright, enough of my rambling. hope you are well and here’s to honoring classic drum design in 2011!

best,

a.m.

thru december 31, 2010, order any drumset consisting of at least a bass drum and two toms and receive a matching snare drum for free! that’ll basically save you around $450 on a drumset. that’s a lot! act now. seriously…

also, the company and website are in transition from ‘mlasko quality custom drums’ to ‘mlasko american classic drums’. what this means is i will be focussing strictly on vintage/classic style drums for now on. that’s what i like, that’s what i play and that’s what i’m going to build. there are plenty of other folks building fully custom drums and frankly, i’m tired of building drums i don’t like. the drums i intend to build are perfect for any style of music and not limiting in any way; don’t be scared. there’s a lot to this that i will address in the next couple of months here on the website and on facebook. stay tuned for good things!

after the new year, prices are going up. i’ve been threatening to do this for over a year now and haven’t gotten around to it, but they WILL go up jan 1. not a ridiculous amount, but a couple/few hundred dollars on a drumset for sure. materials prices are much higher than they were when i came up with the current pricing 5 years ago, and it’s time for me to stop losing money building drums. contact us today to lock in a kit at the current scary-low prices!!!

thanks for yr interest in what i do. i’m not afraid of scaring people away as much as i’m excited about building drums for people as passionate about cool stuff as i am.
hope all is well with you and yrs,

aaron mlasko

i don’t write here often enuff, but thought i’d update y’all a lil’ bit. i haven’t been doing much touring/teching the last year or so. what this means is that i’ve been playing A LOT more music. this also means, i’ve been learning to live on less income! haha… still doing authentic rockabilly with the roy kay combo. i even geeked out and built myself a replica of d.j. fontana’s kit with elvis and it’s a kick to play! my other current project is called the red hot rhythm club. it’s a 30’s style hot jazz project. there are facebook groups for both of these if yr interested. also doing some sitting in here and there, and that’s about it, musically.

just recently saw a bit of a surge in custom drum orders, which i’m grateful for. i’m excited about changing the direction of the business to strictly classic designs. scary, but exciting…

hank the shop dog is is still his silly old self. all in all, life is good.

well, i thank you for yr interest in what i’m doing here. please don’t hesitate to contact me if i can be of any assistance.

best,

a.m.

also, “mlasko quality custom drums” is changing over to “mlasko american classic drums”. i’ve been threatening to do it for a while now and the time feels right. what this means is more traditional designs and less custom/current/trendy stuff. new badges coming soon and a possible overhaul of the site, etc.

thanks for yr interest and support of what we do here.

stay tuned,

a.m.

well, i haven’t changed my prices for years and i really, really need to now. they’re currently about 1/2 of what a dw or comparable drum’s retail price was several years ago and materials and shipping and everything else keeps getting more expensive… so, consider this a promotion of sorts that will likely save you a significant amount of money; i’ll be honoring the current price list till the first day of spring/march 20th, 2010.

also, expect some other changes around here… i’ve been giving a lot of thought to the direction of the company in our 15th year and without ruining the “surprise”, i’ll just say that mlasko drums is going to mean something a little more specific than the current “custom” nomenclature. i’m excited about it, and i think most folks who love drums will be too.

all this to say, order up some custom drums at bargain prices ASAP! and look for something special coming up here soon.

best,

a.m.