Spaun Drum Company 5 pc Custom Maple Shell Pack in Orange Marmalade

2 Free Pairs of Pro-Mark American Hickory 5A Drumsticks

This is a name brand pro quality pair of sticks. Something that every drum kit should come with. An all-time favorite, great for all styles. Features an oval shaped tip.

The Custom Series by Spaun Drum Company

Shell Design: Our drums begin with your choice of our 100% 8-ply maple shells (Custom Series) or 100% 8-ply Birch shells (Recording Series). From rack toms to floor toms, snare drums to kick drums, our 8-ply shell design remains constant throughout for an important reason. This is why...

First, it's important to note that thinner shells produce lower fundamental notes than thicker shells of the same diameter. To this day, many drum companies increase the thickness of their shells as the drum diameters increase. Back in the old days when shell forming technology was limited, this was necessary to help keep the drum shells in-round. Reinforcement rings were also added as a way to keep shells round.

The problem with using shell designs that are thinner on small toms and thicker on larger toms, is the tuning range of the drum kit is diminished. Imagine a setup beginning with a thin shell 10" tom and ending with a thicker shell 16" tom. The overall tuning range is less than if you maintained a thin shell 16" tom with the thin shell 10" tom. Spaun drums maintain a consistent shell thickness to insure both maximum tuning range and consistent voicing from drum to drum.

With today's technology, drum shells can be made thinner, free from reinforcement rings, and still maintain their roundness due to advanced manufacturing processes. At Spaun, we do not use reinforcement rings unless they are requested or we are specifically trying to re-create a vintage drum sound. The addition of reinforcement rings into a drum shell disrupts the way in which the shell naturally wants to vibrate. They raise pitch, reduce sustain, and often created non-harmonic overtones. Unobstructed by reinforcement rings, Spaun shells have outstanding sustain which is enhanced by our proprietary SBR Solid Brass Resonator lug design.

Spaun "SBR" Solid Brass Resonator Lugs - Minimum Contact, Maximum Resonance: In the tradition of a fine brass horn, we designed our proprietary SBR lug to become an extension of the drum shell, creating a unified body that resonates as one. They have no hollow cavities like the cheap die cast lugs used by 99% of all other drum companies. The little "air pockets" in die cast lugs act as sound absorbers in the same way that a double plate glass window does in a recording studio. That dead air space kills the vibration of the shell and dampens the overall resonance.

Spaun SBR lugs were designed to be small yet sturdy, and they attach to the shell with a single screw to insure minimal contact and maximum resonance of each drum. Our SBR Solid Brass Resonator Lug is a 2 piece design. It consists of a solid "body" and a threaded "insert". We designed our lug this way so that the insert can float within the body. This allows for variances in counter hoops, and insures proper alignment of the tension rod with the lug. In addition, this design reduces tension rod back-out which plagues simple and cheaper solid lug designs that have no inserts.

Bearing Edges - Spaun Double 45 Degree: The most critical part of the drum sound is determined by the bearing edge. Many drum companies rely on expensive machinery that lacks the perception of the human eye. At Spaun Drum Company, each bearing edge is cut, checked, double-checked, and re-cut if needed to insure a consistent and flat edge for the drum head to rest on.

What matters most with the bearing edge is how much wood touches the drum head and where it touches. Many drum companies talk about "X degree angle" on this drum and "Y degree angle" on that drum. The truth is, that makes no difference in the sound of the drum unless it changes... how much wood touches the drum head and where it touches! Most drum companies use a single 45 degree bearing edge with a slight round over or counter-cut, if any at all. It works okay and is easy to program a machine to do the job. Here's the problem: the bearing edge rests on the collar of the drum head instead of the flat surface of the drum head!

Spaun Drums feature a Double 45 degree Bearing Edge which insures proper drum head alignment and puts the bearing edge where it's supposed to be... on the flat surface of the drum head, not the collar! This promotes both easier tuning as well as a broader tuning range. Tired of over-tightening your drum heads just to get proper seating? Now you won't have to! We know what your thinking... two edges must take twice as much work. You're right! It's critical to the sound of your drum, and absolutely worth the extra effort!

Spaun Throw Off and Butt Side: From our standard 8-ply to our massive multi-ply shells, solid stave shells or carbon fiber shells, all Spaun snare drums feature the Spaun cast snare strainer and machined aluminum butt side. Our sturdy cast strainer provides smooth and quiet performance with excellent throw distance. The sleekly designed butt side features the Spaun logo etched into the attachment plate.

Specifications:  5 Piece Shell Pack 

20'' Bass Drum

10'' and 12'' Toms

14'' Floor Tom

5'' x 14'' Matching Snare

Shell Pack Only.  Hardware sold seperately.