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The snare drum (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin. Snare drums are often used in orchestras, concert bands, marching bands, parades, drumlines, drum corps, and
Noble & Cooley's introduced some innovations in the manufacturing of drums, such as the ply steam bent for snares, the hybrid (more than one type of wood in a ply shell) drum set, the nodal point lug mounting, a technique of mounting drum lugs at the point on the shell where it vibrates the least, allowing the drum to resonate, the symmetrical Venting (a technique of creating vent hole to ...
As well as drum kits, Pearl is a renowned producer of snare drums. Low-end kits (Vision series and lower) come standard with snare drums, and higher-end series have snares which must be bought separately. Individual snares, as well as artists' signature snares, are also available.
Rogers Drums is an American multinational drum manufacturer. It was founded in 1849 and originally based in Covington, Ohio.During the twentieth century, their drums enjoyed popularity with musicians spanning from the Dixieland jazz era in the 1920s to classic rock in the 1960s and 1970s, but was particularly associated with big band and swing drummers of the 1940s and 1950s.
This is a list of some drum makers, individuals and companies known for making drums and accessories, such as drum sticks.It includes defunct companies, and companies who additionally make instruments other than drums, and manufacturers of cymbals, which are a common component of drum sets.
Drum Workshop was founded in 1972 as a teaching studio by Don Lombardi. Alongside student John Good, Lombardi began a small drum equipment sales operation to cover the studio's operation costs. After the closure of the Camco Drum Company in 1977, its manufacturing equipment was purchased by Drum Workshop. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Type of musical instrument of the percussion family For other uses, see Drum (disambiguation). Drum of Company B, 40th New York Infantry Regiment, at the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 Talking drum A drum kit A Đông Sơn drum from 3rd to 2nd century BC A pair of conga drums The drum is a ...
The Leedy Manufacturing Company (also known as the Leedy Drum Company) was an American manufacturer of percussion instruments headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.Leedy was highly successful in the early twentieth century, [1] and was at one point the largest manufacturer of drums and other percussion instruments in the world.