Santa Monica Maple Stave Snare 14 × 5.5″

A stave-shell snare, hand-built in Italy.

The Santa Monica is built from solid maple staves for a warm, full voice with a strong fundamental and a controlled, musical crack.

Instead of plies bent under pressure, the shell is made of solid wood staves standing vertically, bevelled and glued with a rounded joint that gives more contact surface between staves. The wood keeps its natural grain direction, so the shell vibrates freely: rich fundamentals, strong projection and a warm, focused crack. Every shell is finished by hand with water-based, solvent-free lacquer and brush-polished so the finish enters the smallest pores of the wood.

Specifications

• Size: 14 × 5.5″
• Lugs: 10
• Hoops: 2.3 mm triple-flanged
• Snare wires: 24-strand phosphor bronze
• Strainer: two-position
• Snare bed: bevelled
• Hardware: chrome
• Batter head: Wambooka Vintage Sand
• Hand-built in Italy

Made to order

Each drum is built when ordered. Custom sizes and finishes on request: write to [email protected].

Prefer more attack and brightness? See the Sunset Boulevard in ash.

Ships from Italy in 1–2 working days. Free shipping in Italy over €39. 14-day returns.