blow by blow

Schlebach AG is a traditional drum manufacturing company that has been based in the upper Kleinbasel since it was founded in 1977. Today, the drum factory is managed by Stefan Freiermuth and employs four dedicated members of staff. Schlebach AG stands for passion, quality and innovation and is known far beyond the city and national borders for its reliable and high-quality work, whether for one-off productions or large series.

We build Basel drums and rope-wound bass drum for all regions and requirements; made of aluminium, chrome steel or wood, in various sizes from Ø36cm to Ø43cm. And our demands on the instrument are high:

- excellent sound

- highest material quality

- short delivery times

- absolute reliability and punctuality

Another important area of our business is our repair and tensioning service service for drums from all manufacturers. In addition, we overhaul and sell second-hand drums and offer our customers a wide range of drum accessories, such as various stick models, bandaliers, practice pad, drum cases, drum sheet music, sound carriers and much more.

The Schlebach Chronoligy

  • 1977 Foundation of the sole proprietorship Rolf Schlebach drum building and drum school
  • 1985 Takeover of the inventory of Trommelbau Ruedi Wyss
  • 2003 With the participation of the Ammann family, the sole proprietorship becomes a public limited company
  • 2004 Takeover of drum manufacturer Harry Bühlmann
  • 2005 Sale of Rolf Schlebach's shares to the Ammann family, and division of drum making and drum school
  • 2006 Federal Drum Festival in Basel with official service centre at Schlebach AG
  • 2007 Q-certification according to ISO 9001:2000
  • 2012 Stefan Freiermuth becomes shareholder and managing director
  • 2013 Stefan Freiermuth acquires all shares from the Ammann family
  • 2015 Major remodelling and expansion of the entire shop and the existing workshop
  • 2016 Doubling of the workshop area
  • 2017 The new homepage with new shop goes online
  • 2020 Realisation of the 1st Schlebach Masters / drum competition
  • 2021 Expansion of the range with tambourine percussion instruments
  • 2021 Launch of the DrummelKunscht project
  • 2021 Membership of the Basel Urban Concept
  • 2021 The digital sheet music platform - trommelnoten.com - by Schlebach AG goes online
  • 2023 Expansion of the workshop space including in-house leather manufacture at 1.Stock of the property
  • 2023 Homepage relaunch of https://schlebach.ch/neu/gb/