Concert Snare Drums
Philharmonic Cast Aluminum
Concert Snare Drums
Philharmonic Cast Aluminum
Full-bodied tone, with a higher overall pitch response than traditional maple, at 3mm thick, our exclusive precision-milled Philharmonic Cast Aluminum shell snare drum is one of the thickest metal drums you’ll find. Aluminum is a relatively soft metal and provides the warm, round, full-bodied resonance of a wood shell snare. However, it also possesses the snap, volume, and projection provided by a metal snare. No other concert snare drum can offer this perfect compromise between wood and metal. Since the Philharmonic PHA is a milled cast aluminum shell, its bearing edges are precision-cut and perfect every time.


Philharmonic Cast Aluminum
- Model Number
PHA Series
- SHELL
3mm Cast Aluminum
- STRAINER
SR-500 Triad Silent Strainer
- SNARES
Graduated Tension wrap-around cable
- BEDS
Vintage Cut
- LUGS
Classic Tube Lugs
- RODS
Stainless Steel
- HOOPS
Mastercast Die-Cast on 5" & 6.5", Single Flange on 4"
- HEAD
Remo Diplomat Renaissance
- FINISH
Natural Milled Aluminum
Configurations
Model Number | Dimensions | Shell Type | Snare Assembly (Left Middle Right) | Hoops |
---|---|---|---|---|
PHA1440 | 14" x 4" | 3mm Cast Aluminum | L=S-068SGT M=S-052 R=S-068S | Single flange with claw hooks |
PHA1450 | 14" x 5" | 3mm Cast Aluminum | L=S-067YT M=S-064 R=S-068S | Mastercast Die-Cast |
PHA1465 | 14" x 6.5" | 3mm Cast Aluminum | L=S-065Y M=S-064 R=S-068S | Mastercast Die-Cast |
Features
3mm Cast Aluminum Shell
At 3mm thick, our exclusive precision-milled cast aluminum shell snare drum is one of the thickest metal drums you’ll find. Aluminum is a relatively soft metal and provides the warm, round, full-bodied resonance of a wood shell snare. However, it also possesses the snap, volume, and projection provided by a metal snare. No other concert snare drum can offer this perfect compromise between wood and metal. Since the Philharmonic PHA is a milled cast aluminum shell, its bearing edges are precision-cut and perfect every time. This provides ease of tuning and perfect head seating around the entire circumference of the drum.
SR-500 Traid Silent Strainer
At the heart of the Philharmonic snare drum is the revolutionary SR-500 strainer system. The Triad Silent Strainer System provides three individual tension adjusters allowing you to fine tune the optimum tension for each type of snare material mounted on the drum and a single global adjustment knob on the butt side for quick overall tension adjustments.
Silent snare throw provides 3 individual snare adjusters allowing for optimal fine tuning of each snare material. A global adjuster is used on the butt side for quick overall adjustments.
Graduated Tension Snares
A proprietary combination of three unique snare sets (coated cable, stainless cable & snappy wire) using both graduated and even tensioning, offers seamless timbre overlapping and ultra-smooth dynamic transition, plus a greatly extended dynamic and sensitivity range. All snares can be effortlessly changed by simply loosening the adjuster and one drum key rod.
Classic Tube Lugs
Classic Style and professional performance lugs allow the maximum shell resonance.