All snare drums are made from out patented raw brass shells, lugs, and hardware and come with Remo Ambassador heads. For our brass shells, we cut, roll, weld and sand them, then treat them with our patented oxidizing formula to jump start the patina process. Shells weigh any where from 7-14 pounds depending on size of the drum and the edge is a 45 degree cut with a 3.5 snare bed.