A snare drum with a Charisma shell is a lot like a traditional wood drum, yet almost more like an acrylic. A contradiction? We think not. The shell has a width of 5 millimetres all over – this makes it ultra durable, with a punch and smack reminiscent of warmer maple drums and an almost naturally EQ’d projection. A baseball bat edge on the batter side, snare side and snare beds gives a focused and precise sound – for a crisp and responsive feel, making any other snare options, well, options.
Since we are working with a recomposed wood-fibre material rather than wood we have been able to manufacture a drum in different ways to traditional drums. We roll several ultra-thin layers together to bond them together ‘as one’. Due to this special preocess, the construction is much sturdier and has less tension in the shell. The seams are almost invisible and impossible to feel by touch. The grain of the material is also finer & denser than wood, making the surface super smooth which also benefits the sound of our drum shells.
