MattNolanCustom
Independent metal percussion instrument maker serving the worlds top orchestras, drummers, percussionists, composers, museums, and more. Everything forged and crafted by hand
First pass cymbal lathing on a 17" crash from the Tom Stubbs Collection
Getting to know the Tom Stubbs Collection by Matt Nolan
First pass cymbal lathing on a 17" crash from the Tom Stubbs Collection
Tempering the blank for a "Tom Stubbs Collection" orchestral crash cymbal
Shaping a cymbal cup by hand-hammering
"Splash Cymbals" - kinetic fountain sculpture - PAAD Biennial
Drum Circle - fountain intervention (kinetic sound sculpture)
A different kind of Gong Bath
Water Chimes fountain intervention (kinetic sculpture using water power to make sound)
Closed Mediaeval style Triangle with rings - 14" x 10"
Matt Nolan Custom Chicago Drum Show 2024 cymbals
Three different ride cymbals for jazz
Shipway Mk 2 triangles - Quick demo - Matt Nolan Custom
Parsifal Grail Bells at Opera Sofia, Bulgaria
"Grail bells" for Wagner's "Parsifal" - custom instrument by Matt Nolan
Nigel Shipway percussion clinic excerpt - Castanets - RNCM February 2016
Giant Tubular Bell / Bass Chime for "Tosca"
Gong Wand fun
Orchestral crash cymbals pair by Matt Nolan
Concertgebouw Triangle replica by Matt Nolan
Baroque ringed triangle demonstration
Orchestral triangles - alloy comparisons
14 inch hi-hats by Matt Nolan Custom 789g over 921g B20 bronze
Traditional finish Jazz cymbal set by cymbalsmith Matt Nolan
Slow motion cymbal lathing