Tama Star Reserve Stave Ash 14 x 6.5-Inch Snare Drum - Oil Amber Ash Finish

Tama Star Reserve Stave Ash 14x6.5-Inch Snare Drum - Oil Amber Ash Finish

This 14x6.5-Inch Stave Ash shell is the newest edition to the STAR Reserve series. Characterized by its brightness and sensitivity, Ash wood has a wide tonal range. Similar to a conga drum, 20 pieces of 10mm thick Ash wood staves are used to form this unique shell, delivering a quicker response and deeper tone than that of a ply or solid shell drum.

• Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon Snare Wire
• 2.3mm Sound Arc Hoop
• 10mm, 20pcs Stave Ash Shell

In order to provide a crisper and more sensitive sound, Tama redesigned its snappy snare using new materials and customizing the shape of the plate and the wire coil's winding pattern. As a result of these modifications, the Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon Snappy Snare fits closer to the snare side head, providing greater sensitivity and a brighter, crisper sound. The 2.3mm Sound Arc Hoop is bent inward, providing a tight sound with mellow sustain. In combination with the solid and powerful sound of the stave Ash shell, the Sound Arc Hoop delivers an elegant and focused sound to the STAR Reserve series. And because of its relatively heavy weight, Ash produces a brightness like maple and crispness like birch, resulting in a beautiful-sounding drum in a variety of tunings.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Sizes: 14x6.5-Inch
• Finish: Oil Amber Ash Finish
• Shell Material: 10mm, 20pcs Stave Ash
• Hoops: Sound Arc Hoop (10 Hole)
• Lugs: MSL90SC
• Strainer/Butt: "Linear-Drive" Strainer & Butt (MLS50A / MLS50B)
• Snare Wire: Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon Snare Wire (MS20RL14C)

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