DW Drum Workshop Collector's Series Maple SSC 4-Piece Shell Kit with Chrome Hardware - Black Ice Finish Ply (8x10", 9x12" Toms, 14x16" Floor Tom, 18x23" Kick)

DIMENSIONS

• 8x10" Tom 
• 9x12" Tom
• 14x16" Floor Tom
• 18x23" Kick

Manufacturer's Description

True Hoop™ 

To make a better instrument, sometimes you have to go back to the basics. DW spent nearly a year-and-a-half designing and perfecting the most consistent counter hoop they’ve ever produced. It’s called the True Hoop™ (U.S. Patents 8,563,841 and 9,390,692) and it’s a major advancement in the relationship between bearing edge, drum head and counter hoop. As drummers, DW knows how critical that relationship is to tuning and tone. The True Hoop™ is just that, round and flat, and without the typical variations you often see around stamped holes. It even has an attractive new touch: a fully-rounded outer edge. They now come factory installed on all Custom Shop Drums. 

True Hoops™ are also gauged in graduated thicknesses to factory-match various drum sizes. 

Drums 8" and 10" in diameter come with 1.6mm True Hoops™, while 12"-18" come with 2.3mm. All snare drums come with 3.0mm True Hoops™.

True-Pitch® Tuning Rods 

To give drummers even more control over their sound, DW created its patented True-Pitch® rod system. The rods feature 5mm threads rather than the 12/24 that’s standard on most other drums. To compare, there is 1 thread every 0.8mm on our True-Pitch® rods (about 20% more threads), versus 1 thread every 1.05mm on most other drums. The result is a more exacting tuning process. True-Pitch® rods are only available in chrome and gold. 

The Finest Drum Tuning System Available Today

Time-tested True Pitch Tuning™ technology has been around for years. The added thread count gives drummers an expanded tuning range and the advancement has been adopted industry-wide. As DW’s team of craftsmen and designers have continued to improve upon bearing edge cutting techniques, counterhoop consistency, and overall shell making, the time has come for even more control over tuning. We proudly present, True Pitch 50™: the new tuning standard. At fifty threads per inch, these upgraded stainless steel tension rods provide ultra-smooth fine- tuning, allowing for less back-out. 

SSC - Specialized Shell Configuration

SSC stands for Specialized Shell Configuration. It's the culmination of more than a decade of DW Custom Shop shell technology and represents the state-of-the-art in sonic customization. So what is SSC? Put simply, it's DW's recommended shell configuration that utilizes HVLT, VLT, X, and VLX shell technologies.

FEATURES

• Collector's Series
• 4-Piece
• Maple SSC Shells
• Black Ice Finish Ply
• Chrome Hardware
• Made in the USA