So I lead worship for a portable church. As the worship leader at a portable church I have to brainstorm ideas with a team to come up with solutions for things such as storage, sound, lighting etc. One day I sat down with our Lead Pastor Scott and our sound/set up/tear down/do anything and everything we’ve ever asked and love him forever guy Chris Gallo to figure out a way to put our drums on wheels so we can make the kit mobile on Sundays. This is what Chris came up with and built by hand.
Also, we keep all the cat5/mic cables/lighting cables in the cage until Sunday where we run them out to their respectable ports so please excuse the mess. The walls are made of strong plexi-glass and the ceiling is foamed to sound proof the whole kit from the top and has 3 LED no-heat lighting stations to illuminate each crash and china hit.
yeah it’s got a tow hitch one it. we pull it with a golf cart
sometimes drummers get warm while they play so Chris cut a hole where a custom air conditioner fits which happens to be another one of his inventions.
The hardware is bolted to the flooring so it doesn’t shake or move when we take it from place to place. We used a Gibraltar rack to mount all the mics and cymbal arms on.
Did I mention that we have to see it over a 18 inch stage? Yeah, Chris covered that with a hydraulic system. There’s one of these scissor lift style legs on each corner.
It’s on wheels baby. Wheels.
there’s the base. This thing weighs a ton but moves like a figure skater. Thank you Chris Gallo!
What has church made to make things easier for your teams on Sunday? Send me pictures! I’ll post em. Or just leave a comment!
Tags: Awesome, Church, Drum Kit, Drums, Faith, Mobility, Music, Portable Church, Religion, Set up, Tear down, The Journey, The Journey Church, worship, Worship Leading
that chris gallo is a freakin’ genius. even my kids can push it.
it’s true…i’ve seen them do it.