Doc Sweeney 6x14 Focus Series Snare Drum

Design:  The Focus Series (FS) design is based, in part, on Slingerland’s Tone Flange snare of the 1930s.  Whereas the Tone Flange uses a detachable metal flange to reduce the internal diameter of the shell (a holdover for their days as a banjo maker), we have created a one-piece Maple shell that reduces the internal diameter just below the batter head to 11”. In doing so we direct energy to the center of the snare side head, creating a sensitive and highly articulate snare. The extra mass on the batter side gives the snare plenty of crack. Build: The FS 14 x 6 stave Maple shell starts out 1.5” thick, which is then milled using proprietary CNC technology to create the shell.  Shell wall thickness of 0.375” — with 45 degree bearing edges on batter and snare sides. Focus Series snares are at home in a wide variety of settings, but shine particularly well in more nuanced ones where the drum’s enhanced sensitivity helps focus every subtle articulation you bring to the table. FS is outfitte