Virvelit

One of the primary reasons Ludwig is "The Most Famous Name On Drums" is the legendary Black Beauty Snare Drum. The drum is constructed of a single sheet of brass that is machine drawn into a seamless beaded shell. However, due to their truly unique and difficult manufacturing process, only a very limited number of Black Beauties are available each year from Ludwig USA. 

A true American original, the Black Beauty provides a warm, round metallic tone that is often imitated, but never duplicated.

• 1.2mm Seamless Brass Shell Black Nickel Plated
• 2.3mm Steel Triple Flanged Hoops
• P88AC Throw Off
• P35P Butt Plate
• Ludwig Weather Master Medium Coated Head
• Ludwig Weather Master Clear Snare Side Head
• 10 lugs

The Stage Custom emplys 100% birch - a classic in the realm of high-class drum kits. Moreover, with its six-ply structure the Stage Custom accurately conveys the vibrations produced at the impact surface.

This steel snare drum offers a bright tone with a tight crispness in high-tuning and a smooth resonance in low-tuning. A 1.2mm matte black steel shell is processed to have a ridge on the center of the shell as reinforcement. The color of the shell hardware is matched to the matte black shell.

• Size: 14"×6.5"
• Shell Material: 1.0mm Steel
• Hoops: MFH14-8BK / MFH14S8BK (Triple Flanged Hoop, 8 hole, Matte Black)
• Lugs: MSL60SBK (Matte Black)
• Strainer/Butt: MUS65ABK / MUS60BBK (Matte Black)
• Snare Wire: MS20R14S (20-strand Regular Carbon Steel Snare Wires)