New Acquisition

I picked up this Pacific Chameleon kit off of craigslist for a song. Nothing fancy, but they really don't need to be since I'm just going to be outfitting them with triggers. I likely won't be using this kick since I've already converted an 18" one that I'm more fond of.

Chameleon kits are so named because they have Mylar heads on one side, and mesh on the other. The mounts are set mid-shell so that the tom and bass can be reversed, so that you can quickly change from a live to a practice setup. A nifty gimmick I suppose, although I can't imagine using these as acoustic drums. What interests me is that they have smaller shell sizes and already come with a mesh head. The toms are 10, 12 and 14" and the snare is 13".

The single-ply heads it came with are a bit too flimsy I feel, so I will be using them as the bottom heads, and using double-ply heads for the batters instead. I also picked up the triggers, cones and rim silencers I'll need off of eBay. I'm still playing around with ideas for the crossbar, but otherwise I'm ready to start the conversion process. I'll be taking photos along the way to chronicle the job.