Maker

Sakae

The Osaka factory behind decades of Yamaha drums

Sakae Rhythm built Yamaha's drums for roughly half a century before launching under its own name in 2012. The company went through a break in production and returned; its shells are prized for the same reason Yamaha's were, which is that they came out of the same building.

Models

  • Sakae Almighty Birch

    Drum kit · Japan

    Almighty Birch was Sakae's flagship under its own badge, built in the Osaka factory that produced Yamaha's drums for decades, with the same shell forming and hardware quality behind a different name.

  • Sakae Trilogy

    Drum kit · Japan

    Trilogy shells combine maple, birch, and beech in one lay-up rather than choosing between them, which Sakae argued gave the attack of birch with maple's low end.

Categories

  • Drum Kits

    Acoustic and hybrid drum kit model families, shell packs, and related drum sets.

  • Snare Drums

    Snare drums and snare drum model families, including metal-shell and wood-shell snares.

Representative model

  • Sakae Almighty Birch

    Drum kit · Japan

    Almighty Birch was Sakae's flagship under its own badge, built in the Osaka factory that produced Yamaha's drums for decades, with the same shell forming and hardware quality behind a different name.