{"product_id":"hhg-drums-14x7-black-oak-stave-with-matching-oak-hoops-satin-oil","title":"HHG Drums 14x7 Black Oak Stave With Matching Oak Hoops, Satin Oil","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack oak is an excellent tonewood, especially for percussive instruments. We've made many snares out of black oak and found that it has a warm, woody, presence with a bright and clear attack. This works especially well in the context of snare drum, as it provides the definition, clarity, and responsiveness required to execute intricate, and dense patterns, but also the power, punch, and focus for a commanding backbeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drum features our handmade wooden hoops. The hoops on this drum are made from solid black oak. Not plywood like Yamaha style wood hoops. In fact, the hoops for this drum came from the same tree, and board as the drum shell itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe oak hoops in concert with oak shell make for an incredibly cohesive instrument, both visually and sonically. The hoops help add to the warm wood tone of the drum, while drying up the notes slightly for a super clean and articulate sound. Not to mention the hoops have a mind boggling rimshot, and cross-stick sound. These hoops are hand made by us, just like our shells, in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most unique and bespoke instruments we've ever produced, and we're very excited to be able to offer it to you!!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are some additional specs for this drum:      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepth: 7\"      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiameter: 14\"      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShell thickness: 7\/8\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood specie(s): Black Oak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinish:  hand-rubbed satin ebony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardware: vintage black nickel strainer, 30 strand snare wires, HHG signature oil rubbed bronze single point lugs, die cast antique brass badge, die cast black nickel air vent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBearing edge: 45√É√Ç√É√Ç√É√Ç√É√Ç√É√Ç√É√Ç√É√Ç√É√Ǭ∞ INNER CUT, 1\/4\" ROUNDOVER OUTER, ROUND APEX    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnare bed: 3\" wide .125\" deep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA special feature.....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may or may not have encountered a drum with internal tone control or internal dampening before. I have fond memories of an old 60s Supraphonic snare that I had that featured this mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you know what I'm talking about, Skip this paragraph. Basically, internal tone control is a small mechanism on the inside of the drum that consists of a piece of spring steel, and a circular felt dampening pad. An operation knob is placed on the outside of the drum, this knob turns a threaded Rod which moves the felt dampening pad on or off of the batter head, effectively muffling or dampening the drum to the desired amount.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem with old internal dampening mechanisms was that they had a couple of small details that were overlooked, these small details turned the majority of the drum world against these simple and genius little devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have done our best to reimagine and improve upon the design of our predecessors, and have reintroduced this feature on all HHG drums including this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll notice a small wooden knob above the air vent on this drum, the knob is made from the exact same oak board that was used to build this shell, and it bears the HHG initials engraved in it. This wood knob is the operation knob for the internal tone control. By turning it clockwise you advance the large felt dampening pad toward the head. The knob has a positive stop so that you can only back the dampening pad so far away from the head before it stops. This way, you are always only about a quarter of an inch away from a dampened snare drum head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe way I personally like to use the dampening system is to hold a drumstick in one hand, making repeated strokes on the drum at a medium to low volume, while slowly turning the dampening knob, I use my ears to listen to the drum and as the dampening is slowly applied.... this allows you to find the sweet spot or you have just the right amount of dampening applied without choking the batter head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHHG wood hoops\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese hoops have the profile of a diecast or triple flange metal hoop, whereby there are protrusions where each tension rod passes through the hoop, this serves to reinforce the hoop by making it a bit bulkier at this point, while also making the hoop look less bulky and adding some visual dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease keep in mind that though they are strong, all wooden hoops are not indestructible. They can be destroyed with ultra high tension and heavy bashing. Of course, the hoops can always be swapped out for any standard metal hoop at anytime if you need to do some aggressive playing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have any idea for a shell, snare, or kit- please feel free to contact us at facebook.com\/hhgdrums or at Custom builds are welcome, and we will do our best to build whatever it is that you can dream up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As with all of our drums and listings shown, when you place an order with HHG Drums, \u003cb\u003eyour new instrument will be hand-crafted in house, from scratch\u003c\/b\u003e. The drum shown in the pictures was built for a customer, and now resides with them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HHG Drums","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42557507371051,"sku":"rev-11541041","price":1280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/7537\/6427\/files\/orewd0uqzvraqrrhansk.jpg?v=1765301430","url":"https:\/\/www.hhgdrums.com\/products\/hhg-drums-14x7-black-oak-stave-with-matching-oak-hoops-satin-oil","provider":"HHG Drums","version":"1.0","type":"link"}