Mattoon Drums and Percussion
Vintage Craftsmanship, Modern Sounds
Our Story...
Mattoon Drums and Percussion was founded in 2012 as a small shop designed to produce the highest quality modern drums and vintage restorations, however the story began long before that. Chris Mattoon, owner and founder, began studying drums at the age of 12. Through a series of great teachers and family guidance, his love of both the art of music and the craft of the instrument itself grew into a lifelong passion.
While the natural progression of this passion would lead many to study music at a college level, Chris instead developed his interests in sciences while at the University of Massachusetts and elsewhere, obtaining degrees in Mathematics, Physics and Engineering. Through out his college career, studies in music outside academia continued in New York City and Boston, MA with prominent teachers and mentors. Upon graduation Chris returned to the family-run wooden boat restoration shop on the east coast to hone his craftsman skills and gain the knowledge needed to help propel the small boatshop to national and international acclaim, fulfilling both private and museum contracts and winning national recognitions along the way. As is the way sometimes in life, good things come to an end, and while Chris retired from the nautical life in 2013, this allowed him to concentrate his efforts on Mattoon Drums and Percussion full time.
No drum shop in the US or elsewhere currently has the depth of knowledge, experience, and skill that Mattoon Drums and Percussion does. By combining graduate-level sciences, over a decade of previous high-end craftsmanship, and 20+ year as a professional player and teacher, Chris's shop is like no other and the instruments speak for themselves. Offering new instruments of acme caliber, vintage restorations with factory-restorative results, and new and vintage sales and service, you will be glad you relied on Mattoon Drums and Percussion for your needs.
Mattoon Drums and Percussion was founded in 2012 as a small shop designed to produce the highest quality modern drums and vintage restorations, however the story began long before that. Chris Mattoon, owner and founder, began studying drums at the age of 12. Through a series of great teachers and family guidance, his love of both the art of music and the craft of the instrument itself grew into a lifelong passion.
While the natural progression of this passion would lead many to study music at a college level, Chris instead developed his interests in sciences while at the University of Massachusetts and elsewhere, obtaining degrees in Mathematics, Physics and Engineering. Through out his college career, studies in music outside academia continued in New York City and Boston, MA with prominent teachers and mentors. Upon graduation Chris returned to the family-run wooden boat restoration shop on the east coast to hone his craftsman skills and gain the knowledge needed to help propel the small boatshop to national and international acclaim, fulfilling both private and museum contracts and winning national recognitions along the way. As is the way sometimes in life, good things come to an end, and while Chris retired from the nautical life in 2013, this allowed him to concentrate his efforts on Mattoon Drums and Percussion full time.
No drum shop in the US or elsewhere currently has the depth of knowledge, experience, and skill that Mattoon Drums and Percussion does. By combining graduate-level sciences, over a decade of previous high-end craftsmanship, and 20+ year as a professional player and teacher, Chris's shop is like no other and the instruments speak for themselves. Offering new instruments of acme caliber, vintage restorations with factory-restorative results, and new and vintage sales and service, you will be glad you relied on Mattoon Drums and Percussion for your needs.
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