Support - 2012 General Catalogue - Pearl Music Europe
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016<br />
Optimized<br />
Shell<br />
Composition<br />
Optimized<br />
Bearing<br />
Edge<br />
Reference<br />
PURE<br />
Shell<br />
Composition<br />
Reference<br />
SNARE 8 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 22 24<br />
BIRCH<br />
OUTSIDE<br />
BRIGHT<br />
SHARP<br />
45°<br />
13˝, 14˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
5.4mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Birch 2<br />
13˝, 14˝<br />
[ 20 ply ]<br />
25mm<br />
Maple 14<br />
Birch 6<br />
8˝, 10˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
5.4mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Birch 2<br />
8˝, 10˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
7.5mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Birch 2<br />
45°<br />
12˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
5.4mm<br />
Maple 6<br />
12˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
7.5mm<br />
Maple 6<br />
REFERENCE<br />
TRADITIONAL ONE THICKNESS<br />
Snare Drum 8˝ – 13˝ 14˝ – 24˝<br />
Round 45˚ Bearing Edge<br />
Fully Rounded Bearing Edge<br />
INSIDE<br />
MAPLE<br />
6PLY<br />
DYNAMICS<br />
8PLY<br />
13˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
5.4mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Mahogany 2<br />
13˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
7.5mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Mahogany 2<br />
WARM<br />
MAHOGANY<br />
FULL BODY<br />
14˝,15˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
5.4mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Mahogany 2<br />
14˝,15˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
7.5mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Mahogany 2<br />
16˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
5.4mm<br />
Maple 2<br />
Mahogany 4<br />
16˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
7.5mm<br />
Maple 2<br />
Mahogany 4<br />
Optimized Shell Composition<br />
Using Maple as a sole material has long been the traditional<br />
choice for shells and all Reference Series 12˝ toms are<br />
composed of 6 plies of Maple. The only drum in the set that<br />
uses a single wood. Our 8˝ and 10˝ toms feature 4 plies of<br />
Maple blended with 2 inner plies of Birch for added cut and<br />
attack. Beginning with the 13˝ tom and larger drums, African<br />
Mahogany is added to the inner plies to increase the lower<br />
frequencies and accentuate the warmth of the Maple. Our<br />
22˝ and 24˝ bass drums incorporate an amazing 6 inner<br />
plies of Mahogany surrounded by 2 outer plies of Maple for<br />
the ultimate bass frequencies.<br />
Optimized Thickness<br />
Simply put, building a set of drums with one shell thickness<br />
is a compromise. Lower frequencies require greater energy<br />
to equal the projection of the higher frequencies, requiring<br />
the larger diameter drums to be thicker than the smaller<br />
drums. Reference and Reference Pure drum sets use the<br />
same recipe that features two very different shell thicknesses:<br />
6 plies on rack toms and 8 plies on floor toms. and<br />
bass drums, resulting in incredibly balanced sound. But only<br />
making the shells on the larger drums thicker would raise<br />
the pitch, so we counteract this affect by adding African Mahogany<br />
which naturally lowers the pitch.<br />
Optimized Bearing Edge<br />
The bearing edge is where the drumhead comes in contact<br />
with the shell and just like shell thickness and wood<br />
composition limiting your kit to one bearing edge would<br />
be yet another compromise. The sharp 45 degree bearing<br />
edge used on Reference & Reference Pure snare drums<br />
brings every ply into play by promoting a tightly focused<br />
shell contact area for extreme sensitivity and maximum<br />
volume. The rounded 45 degree edge used on our 8˝<br />
through 13˝ toms offers the right amount of cut, attack<br />
and projection, balanced with solid punch. And finally the<br />
fully rounded 45 degree edge used on 14˝ through 18˝<br />
toms and 18˝ to 24˝ bass drums provides extra punch by<br />
increasing the contact area of the head resulting in sound<br />
pressure levels that are felt just as much as they are heard.<br />
14˝<br />
[ 8 ply ]<br />
7.2mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Mahogany 4<br />
14˝<br />
[ 8 ply ]<br />
10mm<br />
Maple 4<br />
Mahogany 4<br />
16˝, 18˝<br />
[ 8 ply ]<br />
7.2mm<br />
Maple 2<br />
Mahogany 6<br />
16˝, 18˝<br />
[ 8 ply ]<br />
10mm<br />
Maple 2<br />
Mahogany 6<br />
18˝, 20˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
5.4mm<br />
Maple 2<br />
Mahogany 4<br />
Snare Drum Tom Tom<br />
Floor Tom<br />
Bass Drum<br />
18˝, 20˝<br />
[ 6 ply ]<br />
7.5mm<br />
Maple 2<br />
Mahogany 4<br />
22˝, 24˝<br />
[ 8 ply ]<br />
7.2mm<br />
Maple 2<br />
Mahogany 6<br />
22˝, 24˝<br />
[ 8 ply ]<br />
10mm<br />
Maple 2<br />
Mahogany 4
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