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Famous Drum Company "Solid Eight" 5”x14” Hard Maple Snare Drum

July 3, 2026 George Lawrence

The Famous Drum Company “Solid Eight” 5”x14” Hard Maple Snare Drum is a 1/4” thick, steam-bent, single-ply maple snare drum with 1/4” thick curly maple reinforcement rings. It comes in a gloss oil finish, has 45° bearing edges with a 1/8” outer round over and our standard 3/16” deep snare beds (3” flat and 2” tapers). It is outfitted with classic chrome hardware (8 die-cast lugs, vent hole, 2.3mm triple flanged hoops, tension rods, strainer and adjustable tension butt plate), 16 strand stainless steel snare wires, an Evans UV1 batter head and Evans 300 snare side head. Price is $1000 plus shipping. We can send it to you on approval - just ask us about the terms and conditions for that. Contact George Lawrence at george@notsomoderndrummer.com or phone/text 330 338 6035

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The Famous Drum Company is owned by Evan Thomas and George Lawrence. The single ply steam bent shells are made from scratch by Evan in his wood working shop in Phoenix. They rival the single ply shells made by Craviotto, Noble and Cooley and Slingerland Radio King. Our drums are half the price of other single ply drums. We also make raw shells for drum builders. While our stock drums use the standard hardware and heads that you see in the pictures above, we also offer a variety of hardware and drum heads for those who want something a bit different. For more info contact George Lawrence at George@NotSoModernDrummer.com. Phone/text 330 338 6035

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