JTP Wenge Stave shell Snare.

(updated 10.5.13 - my photos have improved alot from these days ....) This is a 6 x 14 snare drum with a stave shell made from Wenge wood. Stave shells are made in a method similar to constructing a barrel; this technique provides great strength and rigidity while maintaining the tone and response of a solid wood shell. Wenge is a dense, hard African wood. This shell is 1/2" thick, which increases the volume over a "typical" snare drum (which are typically 1/4" or less thick). It's also a very resonant shell, even with the greater thickness. I obtained the shell from Joshua Tree Percussion, and built it up with all new hardware (single point lugs from Champagne Drum in Winnipeg, an RCK throwoff, and "S" hoops). SOLD!!