Welcome!

Custom Drum Sound are a Canadian company and experts in all aspects of pipe band drumming. We sell and service drums for the Canadian Military, Cadet Units, Police, Fire and civilian pipe bands all over Canada and the USA. Most business is conducted online these days and all quotes are sent via email. Please get in touch using the contact page here.

Most items including snare, tenor and bass drums are in stock and available throughout the year. In-stock drums require a 3-4 week lead time for inspection, setup and initial tuning. Custom drums are ordered in as needed and timelines vary depending on the manufacturer. Please use the contact page for more details.

CDS NEWS:

January 2025: Custom Drum Sound is pleased to once again sponsor all grades of the Amateur Snare Drumming Contest at Winter Storm. Excellent events like this keep our piping and drumming community alive for many years to come. Pictured is our very own Cameron MacDonald of Toronto accepting his 3rd place prize in the Grade 1 Solos. Congratulations to all of the winners.

October 2024: A new free support video has been released for all www.dougstronach.com online students. You can find it here.

Aug 2024: We are at the World Pipe Band Championships from 7th to 23rd of August. We will respond to emails while we’re away and phone calls when we return.

July 2024: A new round of online snare drumming courses are now available at www.dougstronach.com. CDS is a yearly sponsor of the courses.

Dec 2023: Hugh was interviewed for the internationally renowned PipesDrums publication. You can check out Part 1 here. It’s available for current PipesDrums magazine subscribers only.

July 2023: Doug was interviewed for the Piping Talks podcast and Youtube channel by internationally renowned French drummer and newly-crowned World Champion Boghall & Bathgate member Gleren Meneghin. You can learn all about Doug and many other drummers and pipers by visiting the channel here:

Piping Talks YouTube Channel

Piping Talks Website

Piping Talks on Spotify