The Spotted Leopard

This 7x13” custom handcrafted snare drum is built from 3/5ths inch thick Leopardwood. Leopardwood is a very hard, exotic wood that comes from South and Central America. This shell has 45 degree offset bearing edges, and I topped it off with a crystal clear, glossy, glassy, pricey, pretty, durable polyester clear coat. In keeping with the gold and black spots of a leopard, I washed the shell in black dye, then sanded it off to leave black dye deposits deep in the grain to bring out the leopard’s spots. Also, just like a leopard’s spots, this custom snare drum has a mix of gold and black hardware. I used 100% brass handmade lugs custom built for Seven Six Drums by Champagne Drums in Canada. This custom snare drum has gold/brass diecast hoops, black nickel tension rods, brass Puresound 24 strand snare wires, a black nickel INde throw off and butt plate, and Evans and Remo heads. This custom snare drum has a huge tuning range and can go from tight cannon to sensitive orchestral snare to fat deep snare.

** this one is sold and can’t be recreated - I found out I’m allergic to Leopardwood