USA Solid Shell Snare Drums

Music City Custom

USA Solid Shell Snare Drums

Discover the Made in USA Snare Drum You've Been Waiting For.

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Music City Custom

USA Solid Shell Snare Drums

Made in the USA with time-honored precision, Pearl's Music City Custom Solid Shell Snare Drums are uniquely refined percussion instruments that are painstakingly crafted to bring new life to your drumming voice.

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Made in the USA by a Singular Artisan.

Model Number

MCC*1450S/C****
MCC*1465S/C****
 

Crafted by a singular artisan with time-refined precision, Pearl Music City Custom Solid Shell Snare Drums are uniquely-refined percussion instruments crafted to elevate your entire approach to drums and drumming. 

Beginning with a steam-treated plank of premium North American hardwood, each Music City Custom solid shell is shaped using an old-world crafting technique derived from ship-building.

Hand-milled to a smooth, uniform 8mm thickness and combined with Solid Maple reinforcement rings, each shell is CNC drilled, hand-finished, and assembled at Pearl's Music City Custom Shop in Nashville, TN.

Finally, each snare is adorned with our elegant single STL swivel lugs, Stainless Steel rods, and SuperHoop II triple-flanged hoops for precise tuning and playability.

The distinctive tonal nature of these one-of-a kind instruments makes each Music City Custom Solid Shell snare drum truly unique, and a true an investment in the ultimate drumming voice. 

 

 

AVAILABLE SIZES

14"X6.5"    

14"X5"  

SHELL

Choice of 8mm Solid Maple, Walnut, Ash, or Cherry

w/6mm Solid Maple Reinforcement Rings

HOOPS

2.3mm Triple-Flanged SuperHoop II 

(SH1410B/SH1410S)

LUGS

Single Swivel Lugs

STL150

RODS

Stainless Steel

STRAINER

SR017

SNARES

SN1420I

SOLID SHELL WOOD OPTIONS

Solid Maple

The standard for premium, tonally centered Midrange punch and restrained overtone.

Solid Cherry

Slightly brighter in tone than Maple with cutting projection. Best suited for a higher velocity strike.

Solid Walnut

A fat growl with a naturally darker tone, the sound of Walnut is a perfect complement to its luxurious grain.

Solid Ash

Brighter, louder, and with the CRACK of a Homerun hit, the tonal quality of Ash is punchy with extended sustain.

Inlay and Finish Options

Nashville Natural Finish

An instrument that truly demands your attention, the natural beauty of the shell exterior is buffed and wax-treated by hand.

Kingwood Center Inlay

A dark, dense inlay from the exotic Brazilian Rosewood family with a rich vertical grain. Available on all 5" and 6.5" models. 

Kingwood Royal Inlay

Centered Nicotine White Marine Pearl band surrounded by dual Kingwood inlay strips. Available only on 6.5" models.

Duoband Ebony Marine Inlay

A Nicotine White Marine Pearl band surrounded by dual inlay strips of Macassar Ebony. Available only on 6.5" models.

Boxwood-Rose Triband Inlay

Three thin bands of Artisan Rosewood and Boxwood creates a stunning inlay. Available only on 6.5" models.

Nicotine White Marine Inlay

Embeds a single centered band of Nicotine White Marine Pearl band. Available only on 5" models.

Boxwood-Rose Center Inlay

A single strip of combined Artisan Rosewood and Boxwood for an elegant inlay. Available only on 5" models.

Ebony Single Inlay

A solitary center inlay of imported Macassar Ebony. Available only on 5" models.

Features

A Choice of Solid North American Shells.

Meticulously formed from a steam-treated plank of premium North American Maple, Ash, Cherry, or Walnut, each shell is reinforced at each edge with 6mm solid Maple rings and hand routed with 45-degree bearing edges.

Custom CNC Routing

To ensure tuning precision and accurate hardware fitting, all drilling points are CNC routed. 

Hand-Applied Inlays.

All inlays are hand-rolled and bonded into each precisely routed fitting channel.

Pre-Finishing Shell Treatment

For a pristine finish, each Nashville Natural and inlaid shell exterior is hand-buffed before it is sealed in the final finish phase.

Hand-Rubbed Wax Finish

The final finish is hand-applied and inspected to insure nothing interferes with the natural beauty and sound of the shell.

Hardware and Shell Fittings.

Final assembly features our STL150 Swivel Lugs and Stainless Steel tension rods of secure tuning accuracy, the effortless SR017 Snare Strainer, Ultra-Sound snare wires, and 2.3mm Superhoop II Triple-Flanged hoops.

A Timeless Investment in Your Drumming Voice.

14"x6.5" Solid Walnut w/Boxwood Rose Triband Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut w/Boxwood Rose Triband Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut w/DuoBand Marine Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut w/DuoBand Marine Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut w/Kingwood Royal Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut w/Kingwood Royal Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Walnut w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut w/Ebony Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut w/Ebony Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut w/Boxwood-Rose Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut w/Boxwood-Rose Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut w/Nicotine Marine Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut w/Nicotine Marine Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Walnut in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x5" Solid Walnut in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x6.5" Solid Maple w/DuoBand Marine Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Maple w/DuoBand Marine Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Maple w/Kingwood Royal Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Maple w/Kingwood Royal Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Maple w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Maple w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Maple in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x6.5" Solid Maple in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x5" Solid Maple w/Ebony Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Maple w/Ebony Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Maple w/Boxwood-Rose Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Maple w/Boxwood-Rose Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Maple w/Nicotine Marine Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Maple w/Nicotine Marine Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Maple w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Maple w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Maple in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x5" Solid Maple in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x5" Solid Cherry w/Ebony Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Cherry w/Ebony Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Cherry w/Nicotine Marine Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Cherry w/Nicotine Marine Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Cherry w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Cherry w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Cherry in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x5" Solid Cherry in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x6.5" Solid Cherry w/Boxwood Rose Triband Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Cherry w/Boxwood Rose Triband Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Cherry w/DuoBand Ebony Marine Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Cherry w/DuoBand Ebony Marine Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Cherry w/Kingwood Royal Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Cherry w/Kingwood Royal Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Cherry in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x6.5" Solid Cherry in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x6.5" Solid Ash w/Boxwood Rose Triband Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Ash w/Boxwood Rose Triband Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Ash w/DuoBand Ebony Marine Inlay
14"x6.5" Solid Ash w/DuoBand Ebony Marine Inlay
14"x5" Solid Ash w/Ebony Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Ash w/Ebony Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Ash w/Nicotine Marine Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Ash w/Nicotine Marine Single Inlay
14"x5" Solid Ash w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Ash w/Kingwood Center Inlay
14"x5" Solid Ash in Nashville Natural Finish
14"x5" Solid Ash in Nashville Natural Finish

Craftsman Select One-of-a-Kind Limited Snare Drums

Model Number

MCC*1450S/C****
MCC*1465S/C****

Own The Only Snare Drum of its Kind in the World.

Straight from the workbench of our Master Craftsman, Pearl presents a rare ownership experience for the true snare drum connoisseur.

Presenting Music City Custom Craftsman Select Solid Shell Snares. With our commitment to constant quality advancement comes the need to experiment. As diverse inlays and new finish techniques are tested, refined, and developed, experimentation becomes inspiration for drums that stray from our stock recipe Solid Shell models.

Each one-of-a-kind Craftsman-Select drum is the result of this creative process and features a finish and inlay combination that is totally unique to its selected shell.

As this process yields a very limited array of completed drums, each is the only one of its kind and is only available exclusively through select Pearl Dealers in the USA.