Snare Drums

OK…. so you want a premium professional snare drum with the power to play in the loudest bands, and yet the sensitivity to play brushes in a jazz trio. And that drum needs to have plenty of crack and “pop” at the high end, and yet the warmth and body of the best wood drums. Impossible you think… maybe not….. Noble and Cooley has come to the rescue with their Alloy Classic snare drum. This drum is made from cast aluminum (not rolled from sheet metal), and then CNC machines cut bearing edges and snare beds to incredibly tight tolerances. Add to this the famous cast brass Noble and Cooley throw off, low mass brass tube style lugs, cam action snares, and a choice of heavy triple flanged or die cast hoops, and you have one unbelievable snare drum. This 14" dream drum is available in 6” or 4 7/8 depths, and your choice of black or raw (stunning silver aluminum) shells, with either chrome, back chrome, or brass finished hardware. So does this drum really deliver all those qualities…..??? We think it does! Learn More

This Noble & Cooley is an awesome one of a kind drum, made to our specifications since N&C doesn't offer 6" deep single ply drums. Tulip has a breathy, aged quality that emphasizes mid and low range frequencies with personality of old military style marching snares. Stick strokes are dry, focused, and fat. Learn More

The Heartbreaker 14"x6" Snare Drum is constructed of an all-mahogany shell and reinforcement rings which blend historic snare drum tone with modern snare design. It combines the dark, rustic and throaty sounds of rock classics, but easily fits with today's more organic alternative styles. Learn More

OK…. so you want a premium professional snare drum with the power to play in the loudest bands, and yet the sensitivity to play brushes in a jazz trio. And that drum needs to have plenty of crack and “pop” at the high end, and yet the warmth and body of the best wood drums. Impossible you think… maybe not…..

Noble and Cooley has come to the rescue with their Alloy Classic snare drum. This drum is made from cast aluminum (not rolled from sheet metal), and then CNC machines cut bearing edges and snare beds to incredibly tight tolerances. Add to this the famous cast brass Noble and Cooley throw off, low mass brass tube style lugs, cam action snares, and a choice of heavy triple flanged or die cast hoops, and you have one unbelievable snare drum. This 14" dream drum is available in 6” or 4 7/8 depths, and your choice of black or raw (stunning silver aluminum) shells, with either chrome, back chrome, or brass finished hardware.

So does this drum really deliver all those qualities…..??? We think it does! Learn More

OK…. so you want a premium professional snare drum with the power to play in the loudest bands, and yet the sensitivity to play brushes in a jazz trio. And that drum needs to have plenty of crack and “pop” at the high end, and yet the warmth and body of the best wood drums. Impossible you think… maybe not…..

Noble and Cooley has come to the rescue with their Alloy Classic snare drum. This drum is made from cast aluminum (not rolled from sheet metal), and then CNC machines cut bearing edges and snare beds to incredibly tight tolerances. Add to this the famous cast brass Noble and Cooley throw off, low mass brass tube style lugs, cam action snares, and a choice of heavy triple flanged or die cast hoops, and you have one unbelievable snare drum. This 14" dream drum is available in 6” or 4 7/8 depths, and your choice of black or raw (stunning silver aluminum) shells, with either chrome, back chrome, or brass finished hardware.

So does this drum really deliver all those qualities…..??? We think it does! Learn More

• 5mm Beech Shell, 9 plies
• 18 strand stainless steel wires
• 45 degree bearing edges
• Scandinavian Birch Veneer
• Wide Tuning Range
• Warm Sound

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6x12 6 Lug Chrome over Steel Snare Drum
SHELL: Rolled 2.0mm chrome over steel with center knurl pattern
HEADS: Permatone coated batter with white sound dot and clear snare-side heads
FINISH: Chrome with chrome hardware
HOOPS: Gretsch “302” 3mm, double flanged
THROW-OFF: Lightning throw-off and butt plate
HEADS: Gretsch Permatone coated batter head / Gretsch Permatone snare side head
SNARE STRANDS: 20 Strand
BEARING EDGE: 30-degree

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