Model

Ayotte Keplinger Snare

Hand-formed steel shell

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.

Category

  • Snare Drums

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

Made by

  • Ayotte Drums

    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.

Represents

  • Ayotte Drums

    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.

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