The Snare

The Shell

The heart of the Tempest bell bronze snare is the exclusive shell.

The Tempest bell bronze shell is the only cast drum shell in the world cast using the traditional sand casting process in one of the oldest German church bell foundries. The exact Bell Bronze alloy is used, which has proven to be the ideal material for this purpose for over 300 years due to its excellent sound and processing properties. (In English, the term "bell brass" is often used for bell bronze).

The Build

The shell is then turned to a perfect 3 mm wall thickness and finally, Felix Leyde lovingly adds bearing edges, snare beds and drill holes by hand, brushes it and seals it against corrosion.

A combination of rounded batter side bearing edges, slightly sharper resonance side edges and hand shaped snarebeds ensures that the shell is stimulated to the maximum by the impact pulse and that a fascinatingly sensitive and accurate wire response is achieved.

Other components

The uncompromising idea of building the best snare in the world is continued in the choice of other components.

• Chrome-plated, solid brass tube lugs or CNC-milled aluminum single lugs
• Stainless steel tension rods with copper washers
• 3-step Trick USA Multistep snare strainer, precision-milled from aluminum
• high-quality 20-spiral phosphor bronze snare wires
• Stainless steel fastening screws
• Free choice of drum heads
• 2.3 mm triple-flanged hoops as standard, CNC-milled cast bronze hoops or die-cast hoops at an additional cost

In every detail, emphasis is placed on using the highest quality components to create a snare for eternity.

"Built like a tank, sounds like a dream."

The Tempest bell bronze snare combines over 300 years of German bell casting artistry with over 10 years of drum making expertise, a love of the highest quality, exclusive musical instruments and the pursuit of tonal and aesthetic perfection.

You are welcome to try for yourself.