Maple Snare Drum

15 by 5 by THIN!

Our client wanted something big and orange. That's not much to go on, but that can be when it's the most fun. We decided to try turning the thinnest solid wood shell imaginable - 1/8th of an inch thick. To hold it together we fingerjointed each of the shell blocks, and then turned a pair of delicate fingerjointed reinforcement rings with integrated bearing edges. The result is a shell which is whisper thin, super sensitive and articulate.

The big 15" head leaves lots of real estate for brush work, and provides a major league sweet spot for backbeat work. The hoops are Padauk which is naturally orange, and the throwoff is an Ayotte Drumsmith model holding Puresound 1520 Custom wires. A fun and satisfying drum to play (and build).

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Below left: 96 segments make up this piece. Below right: Now THAT'S a thin drumshell.