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Handmade snare drum featuring a glossy reddish-brown wood shell, chrome hoops, brass tension rods, and a gold badge.

The Padauk Piccolo

$695.00

This 4.125×14 inch custom handcrafted snare drum is built from 100% solid Padauk wood staves. That lovely color and figuring is not a veneer, it’s through and through Padauk. Padauk is an African wood that is incredibly hard - about 50% harder than maple, but has a much more complex grain structure and red appearance. It is finished in pretty, pricey, durable high gloss polyester.

This drum has:

  • offset 45 degree bearing edges.

  • a 0.66” thick stave shell

  • chrome lugs

  • chrome stick saver triple flanged hoops and brass tension rods

  • 25 strand snare wires

  • chrome throw off and deluxe butt plate

  • Matching air vent grommet

  • Remo heads.

    ****like many of the drums that we sell here, this one currently resides with a client. We would be glad to build one exactly like this or customize it to your specifications. Turnaround time is usually 5 to 7 weeks

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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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