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Adrian here giving an update on the new build. I wound up choosing the copper build but, I got the wrong shell. I thought I nabbed a shell that was 5mm thick that progressively thins down to 2.5mm at the center then back to 5mm. Instead I took a shell that is 2.5mm at the top that thickens down to a 5mm thickness. A shell using the same concept in a cymbal to get the shell vibrating the most possible from the thinner top edge.

The shell is set up with a standard 45 degree bearing edge on the top for a good attack and sustain, while the bottom edge was rolled out to a 60 degree edge. This increases the contact with the resonant head, giving you more tonality from the copper shell. This will be a lot like vintage drums that have a lot of body in the sound of the drum.

Snare beds had to be hammered into the shell as both edges were completely flat. We can settle with using a special set of wires that are ‘pitched’ but, we like the variety there are of different alloys for the snare wires. So using some jewelry making hammers, I was able to get a good not-so-shallow set of beds. Sorry I’m a sucker for steel wires with bronze or brass clips.

I will get more pics and have it listed on the site ASAP

Quick Specs

  • Copper Shell

    Thickness of 2.5mm that progressively thickens to a full 5mm. Giving you the quick response of a 2.5mm shell, with the full tonality of a thicker shell.

  • Pearl Hardware

    All pearl lugs that was from a donor vision sensitone snare drum. This means you get quality alloy lugs with brass inserts. Comes with a heavy duty strainer that can be converted into one of two configurations (gladstone & side lever style throw). The butt-plate is blemished on the underside but nothing that would compromise the sound or function.

  • S-Hoop 2.3mm Steel Batter Hoop

    Amazing steel alloy that sounds like a bell when you hit the hoop alone. These are a great sonic addition that are thicker than your traditional hoops to provide even and more stable tuning experience. The inward flange protects the bearing edges of your drums and increases the drumhead area to allow it to resonate better. This also doubles to give you more surface area for rim shots that are out of this world.

  • Die-Cast Snare Side Hoop

    The best and thickest hoop you can get for unprecedented tuning stability. These beefy hoops open the shoulders of the drumhead more than your standard triple flange hoops to allow your drumheads to resonate better.

  • Steel Wires with Brass Plates

    Gotta love these german-styled snare wires; get the tone from steel wires with the warm bite to the snap. Put them together with thinner, mil-spec grossgrain straps to control the fuzz you get from the wires.

Our motto is to bring you the best sound and quality for your money. That said, we set out to find the very best in cymbals and found Tongxiang Cymbals in China. They produce quality cymbals mixing Turkish and Chinese hammering methods to produce a wide variety of sounds and voices that are only matched by the unique looks. Manufactured in China, we are glad and honored to bring them to the United States.

Tongxiang TS Cymbal Series

A breakdown of Tongxiang's TS cymbal line. Quality cymbals hammered by master artisans without the price markup.

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