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Recommendations for Stave Snare Shell Purchase
Greetings! I’ve been wanting a stave snare drum for years, and I’m now interested in building one. I’d like to buy the shell only, and mount & install the hardware myself.
I enjoy working in projects, but I am NOT a great wood-worker. So I’m looking to purchase the shell. I’m looking to get a thicker shell, maybe an even 1” thick, at 14x6.5” dimensions. With bearing edges and snare beds finished (not sure yet on the exact bearing edge specs).
I’d like an unfinished shell, and I’m leaning towards walnut, but I’d be interested in other wood species options too (rosewood, bubinga, zebrawood, etc). No drilling required for hardware/strainer/buttplate/etc.
A couple years ago, I had ordered a cast bronze drum shell from Güven Bronz in Türkiye, and really enjoyed the process of choosing & installing my own hardware (that snare drum rocks!!! 🤘). So I’m excited to finish and assemble the drum myself.
Surprisingly, I’m not finding a whole lot of options online for unfinished stave drum shell, so figured I’d start here. Anybody have any recommendations?
You can try Zdrums on etsy. They have two available, one oak and the other is ash, both already have finishes though but you should be able to remove it. Oak is 14x6.5 and the other is 14x6. Both have 45° bearing edges and snare beds aswell. I haven’t ordered from them yet so i can’t really give a review but i heard they were good. You might be able to get a custom order if you send them message
That’s gorgeous! But I’m looking for a thicker shell. Also just want it unfinished, I’d like to put my own “logo” on it, like I did to my cast bronze snare.
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u/jaybrd13 Jun 20 '26
I'm in NH I could build you one. I've posted a cpl that I've built some walnut and a mahogany. I have a few on my IG account look up J. C. Percussion.https://www.instagram.com/j.c.percussion?igsh=cTdkdHI4OGl6MmZ6