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Striped multi-wood snare drum in a natural finish, featuring brushed silver bar lugs and black nickel hoops.

The Multi-Species Custom Snare Drum

$695.00

This is a 5.75x14 stave snare drum shell is 1/2” thick and is built from 9 different wood species. This drum is totally unique, as you’ll never find another that has the same species with the exact same grain patterns and build. This drum includes ULTRA rare Black and White Ebony, as well as exotics like Bubinga, Brazilian Cherry, Purpleheart, and Sapele, as well as domestics like American cherry, Red Oak, Louisiana Cypress, and hard maple. Here are some bullet point specs:

Bearing edges: roundover to 30 degree.

Lugs: brushed aluminum dual point low mass, handmade by Champagne Drum in Canada

Tension Rods: black nickel

Hoops: Triple flanged black nickel

Throw and Butt plate: Chrome INde

Snare wires: Puresound Custom Pro brass 20 strand

Heads: Remo Ambassador

Multiple wood species, chrome hardware mixed with black nickel hoops to bring out the adark accents in the wood. Crystal sparkle on only SOME of the staves. All of these elements combined make this a one-of-a-kind drum you should own.

**This one is sold, but I can create your own unique multi-species snare. Just get in touch.

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Customer reviews

Craftsmanship and sound, in customers' words

This thing oozes quality. Marc knows his craft. Sounds amazing.

Rich BoshartMighty Red Oak 7x14 Custom Snare Drum

This craftsmanship is one of the very best in North America. Do what you can to obtain one of Marc’s drums.

Mike Van Slingerland8x14 Jatoba Custom Snare Drum
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