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As it happens we chose metalworking at first. Copper, brass, titanium, and stainless steel for all of their differences have one common advantage - a powerful and piercing sound.
First series of snares by ARCANUM Drum Company with the name “ARTIST” demonstrated the acoustic potential of each type of metal and different methods of processing.
However, we didn’t give up on our experiments. While testing a copper double-layer shell we found a way better sound than we were expecting! With this new design, we managed to discover copper’s tonal spectrum, which made its sounding deeper and wider. After that, we tested this double-layer design with each metal we could use. We also designed new hoops based on the same principle. And as for the light lugs and the strainer with magnetic resistance - they have been waiting for their “hour of triumph”. And that’s how we created our custom series – the “HAND CANNON”!
In order to combine the new sound of HAND CANNON with the artistic richness of the ARTIST project, we came up with the HAND CANNON Autograph series!
Light but reliable, HAND CANNON lugs evenly distribute pressure on the shell and create an effect of extra surrounding space.
Finish options
There is also an option to cover the lugs separate details with different colors.
Material
HAND CANNON
HAND CANNON Autograph
STAINLESS STEEL
and BRASS
- Polished
- Matte;
- Polished;
- Titanium nitride coating
Colors: dark blue, dark violet, gold, copper, chameleon.
Hoops
A HAND CANNON shell consists of two metal layers, tightly interconnected by fasteners made of molybdenum-containing stainless steel. The bearing edges are designed to prevent contact between the drumheads and the inner layer of the shell, ensuring equal distribution of vibration between the two layers. As a result, you get a powerful and focused sound without losing either sensibility or expressiveness!
Shell thickness - 2 mm
Finish options
STAINLESS STEEL
- Polished
- Matte;
- Polished;
- Titanium nitride coating
Colors: dark blue, dark violet, gold, copper, chameleon.
TITANIUM
- Matte;
- Titanium nitride coating
Colors: dark blue, dark violet, gold, copper, chameleon.
- Matte
BRASS
- Patinating;
- Engraving;
- Engraving and coloring
- Matte
HAND CANNON
HAND CANNON Autograph
Material
COPPER
- Patinating;
- Engraving;
- Engraving and coloring
- Patinating
HAND CANNON hoops consist of three layers of stainless steel. Two inner layers with a total thickness of 4 mm exert equal pressure on the drumhead’s edge, providing bright rimclick and rich cannon-like rimshot! The external 1mm-layer firmly locks the plastic to prevent loosening.
Hoop thickness - 5 mm
Finish options
Material
HAND CANNON
HAND CANNON Autograph
STAINLESS STEEL
- Polished
- Matte;
- Polished;
- Titanium nitride coating
Colors: dark blue, dark violet, gold, copper, chameleon.
HAND CANNON Strainer is a variation of a throw-off strainer with alternative magnetic resistance instead of traditional spring. For those who like to experiment with sound, we made it possible to use not only classic but also separate wires like they did in 1900s-1940s!
Also, the wires can still be set without a drum key.
Finish options
Material
HAND CANNON
HAND CANNON Autograph
STAINLESS STEEL
- Polished
- Matte;
- Polished;
- Titanium nitride coating
Colors: dark blue, dark violet, gold, copper, chameleon.
There is also an option to cover separate details of the strainers with different colors (except magnets).
Shells
Strainer
Lugs
HAND CANNON shell, hoops, lugs and strainer are copyrighted inventions of ARCANUM Drum Company.