Rolled from heavy-gauge aluminum with an integrated reinforcementhoop, this is not the light weight aluminum snare from the past. Thisis bright, yet bottom heavy metal drum lacks a lot of the ping andmetallic quality associated with brass and steel drums. Finished in aunique wrinkle coating, the drum can be complimented in any of fiveavailable drum hardware color options and can be customized with diecast hoops or tube lugs, if so desired.