Maker
Ayotte Drums
Vancouver kits with keyholed mounting
Ray Ayotte's drums were built with a keyhole tom mount that suspended the shell from the hoop rather than piercing it, and with maple shells cut thin. The company changed hands in the 2000s; original Vancouver-era kits are sought after.
Models
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Ayotte Keplinger Snare
Percussion · Canada
The Keplinger snares pair a hand-formed steel shell with Ayotte's hardware, and the combination — bright, cutting, and slow to choke — made them a studio fixture in the 1990s.
Categories
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Drum Kits
Acoustic and hybrid drum kit model families, shell packs, and related drum sets.
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Snare Drums
Snare drums and snare drum model families, including metal-shell and wood-shell snares.
Representative model
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Ayotte Keplinger Snare
Percussion · Canada
The Keplinger snares pair a hand-formed steel shell with Ayotte's hardware, and the combination — bright, cutting, and slow to choke — made them a studio fixture in the 1990s.