Here we have a very rare DW Collectors Series II drum kit with pure heart wood birch shells. The kit comes with four rack toms and bass drum and features the mini turret lugs. This is an incredibly fine looking and sounding set in the timeless Cherry Red Lacquer finish.
Pure Birch Shell
Birch has long been a studio favourite. With a brighter fundamental and shorter resonant note, it's microphone-friendly and another time-tested artist favourite. Heartwood Birch is cut from the center of the log, providing a more "exotic-looking", highly figured appearance.
The 100-percent birch shells are ply-configured with the 10 and 12 Toms being 6-ply; the 14, and 16 toms and 22 bass drum are 7-ply. With the Birch series there are no reinforcement hoops inside the drums.
Bearing edges for these drums are just like those on the maple series: toms are 45 degree, while the bass drum, gong drum and snare are 60 degree. All cuts are from the outer edge of the shell tapered toward the inside of the drums.
Timbre Matched
All of these shells underwent the DW Timbre-Matching process. Utilizing a digital tuner as part of DW's patented pitch identification procedure, each of these shells is stamped on its sweet spot with the shell's relative note-value.
Features and Specifications:
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10 x 8, 12 x 9, 14 x 11 & 16 x 13 Toms
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22 x 18 Bass Drum
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Bass Drum - Undrilled
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STM Mounting System on all Toms
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Mini Turret Lugs
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100% Birch Shells
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2.3mm Triple Flanged Hoops on all drums
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Chrome Plated Hardware
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True Pitch Tuning Rods
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Fast Size Toms
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Stunning Cherry Red Lacquer Finish