John "JR" Robinson requested an all birch shell with a large, 15-inch diameter and 5-inch depth. He also asked that it be made thin - four plies thin. A unique request it was, however, the resulting snare was one that delivered a powerful sound with sharp response. Four-ply reinforcements on both edges are utilized to supply the necessary strength while providing a well-centered core to the snare's sound. Adding beauty to the shell's exterior is a polymer layer of White Gold.

We utilized our all maple 19-ply (10 hole) wood hoops to add their rich, warm flavor and powerful rim shots to the drum.

To get a larger, more sensitive snare sound we added 5 more hi-carbon steel strands to the usual 20 for a 25 strand snare. Also, the snare bed was increased from the usual 1.8mm to 2.7mm to inhabit any influence from the sympathetic vibrations produced by surrounding drums.

Small, specially chrome-plated lugs were selected for their minimum lug to shell contact to obtain maximum sound out of the shell while precision-machined lug nuts inside their casings superior performance.

For the top head we chose a newly designed Remo Emperor coated with dot type head and matched it with Remo's Ambassador Snare on the bottom for a sharp and solid sound.

The drum is fitted with our H-type strainer on the release side and our G-type strainer on the butt side. Both strainers feature small footprints.