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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 Dresden Classic
Adams Philharmonic Dresden Classic Timpani combine the timeless sound of vintage Dresden style drums with modern production quality and consistency. Dresden Classic Timpani offer a quick response and tone projection along with a fundamental presence and fullness unlike any other. Hammered copper bowls are supported by a specially designed high strength suspension ring and cast steel struts that decrease the pressure on the frame and help prevent any flex or changes in the shape of the frame or bowl.
Adams' Dresden style pedal mechanism features a traditional ratchet and clutch foot-operated design and a patent-pending folded split rocker arm eliminating the need for a transfer bar. This traditional ratchet-style Dresden pedal mechanism provides players a familiar feel of natural head resistance.
Philharmonic Dresden Vintage
Re-engineered from the ground up, Adams Philharmonic Dresden Vintage timpani were painstakingly designed, taking cues from Dresden drums of the 19th and early 20th centuries. These new instruments utilize modern Adams innovations while retaining their unique vintage look and sound. Dresden Vintage Timpani feature a special extra-thin vintage profile with handmade hammered bowls that are finished in a unique etched red-tinted lacquer, creating a striking visual presence within any ensemble. Frame components are lacquered red with hand-detailed gold pin-striping.
Philharmonic Light
Adams Philharmonic Light Timpani represent the ultimate expression of quality in timpani sound and design. Philharmonic Light Timpani are in the classic European style with the most technologically advanced features and bowl designs ever developed.
Every Philharmonic Light bowl is made of the highest quality select copper and is drawn from one single piece without seams or soldering. Every detail of these superior bowls, from the shape of the lip, to the taper and depth, has been developed through years of research in conjunction with timpani virtuosos from around the world. The shape of the bowl, combined with the construction and design of the Philharmonic Light frame, produces a drum that will not distort or go sharp as the player increases volume and power. From a soft whisper to the loudest end of the dynamic spectrum, Adams Philharmonic Light Timpani project beautifully and are virtually impossible to overplay.
Philharmonic Pancake
The PHP1325/N Philharmonic Pancake Snare adds a new range of ultra-quiet response and crystal clear tone to the Pearl Philharmonic line.
Contemporary repertoire demands and performance environments often push instrument design and innovation at Pearl. Tom Freer, of the Cleveland Orchestra, collaborated with Pearl designers to create the new 13” x 2.5“ Philharmonic Pancake snare drum to meet the growing demand for a solo and audition drum that could be “whisper-quiet” and professional-grade for years of use. Maximum sensitivity was needed in the smallest possible format.
The musical challenges presented were met with a variety of solutions affecting nearly every aspect of the drum's design. First, an extremely compact 13” x 2.5” 8-ply Maple Shell was required for whisper-quiet tone and maximum sensitivity. This unique shell design led to the creation of a new single-point lug system specifically for the Philharmonic Pancake. Next, special modifications were made to Pearl's renowned Triad Silent Strainer, allowing the snare assemblies to be correctly positioned and tensioned against the bottom head while still maintaining the adjustability of the strainer. In addition, new snare assemblies were developed using light gauge music wire in a proprietary graduated tensioning system, altogether creating that signature Pearl out-of-the-box performance quality.
Philharmonic Solid Maple
The Philharmonic PHM snare drum is painstakingly hand-formed from a single ply of fully aged prime Maple to achieve the pinnacle of concert snare drum attack, response, dynamics and tonal color in one instrument.
Philharmonic USA Solid Shell
Artisan-crafted with time-honored precision; Pearl Philharmonic USA Solid Shell Snare Drums are uniquely refined instruments crafted to elevate your entire approach to snare drum performance.
Beginning with select North American Ash, Cherry, Maple, or Walnut hardwoods, each Philharmonic USA Solid Shell is shaped using old-world steam-bent crafting techniques and 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.
Phosphor Bronze
Each Pearl Free Floating Snare Drum's Task-Specific shell recipe is tailored for a unique tonal voice and application. Musical and tonally complex, the Phosphor Bronze snare sculpts a wide sonic imprint with versatile driving power.