Models

Dusty Strings FH Family

All-solid-wood lever harp family

Harp · United States

The FH harps are Dusty Strings' all-solid-wood lever harp family, the maker's premium folk harps, offered from 26 to 36 strings with square-, stave-, and hybrid-back soundboxes.

Lyon & Healy Style 23

Professional pedal harp model family

Harp · United States

The Style 23 is Lyon & Healy's long-running professional pedal harp model family, with natural, bronze, and gold configurations.

Dusty Strings FH36S

36-string stave-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The FH36S is the full stave-back version of Dusty Strings' 36-string FH harp and the largest instrument in the all-solid-wood FH range.

Harpsicle Harp

26-string portable harp

Harp · United States

The Harpsicle is the original model in Rees Harps' Harpsicle line, a lightweight, affordable 26-string lever harp built to make the instrument easy for beginners to pick up and carry.

Dusty Strings Ravenna Family

Stave-back laminated lever harp family

Harp · United States

The Ravenna harps are Dusty Strings' laminated lever-harp family, an affordable, climate-stable line of stave-back instruments that includes the Ravenna and related models.

Heartland Delight

38-string carbon fiber lever harp

Harp · United States

The Delight is a 38-string carbon-fiber lever harp from Heartland. Its molded carbon-fiber body makes it lighter and more weather-stable than a wooden harp, here in a Classic Black finish.

Dynasty Marching Snare

American field snare

Marching percussion · United States

Dynasty's field snares are built around high-tension tuning and a carrier system, and are common in American high school and college band programmes.

SJC Tour Series

Custom-finished maple touring kits

Drum kit · United States

Tour Series is SJC's production custom kit: maple shells in whatever finish the order specifies, from plain lacquer to inlaid and painted work built for stage visibility.

Roc-N-Soc Nitro

Gas-lift drum throne

Drum hardware · United States

The Nitro uses a gas cylinder rather than a threaded spindle, so height is set by a lever and holds under weight. It is the throne most often specified on professional riders.

Aquarian Texture Coated

A sprayed coating rather than a painted one

Drumhead · United States

Aquarian's Texture Coated finish is applied as a sprayed texture, which resists wearing off under a brush better than painted coatings and gives a consistent brush sound across the head.

Black Swamp Multisonic Concert Snare

Four independent strand sets on one drum

Concert percussion · United States

The Multisonic carries four separate snare units — cable, coil, gut, and steel — each engaged independently, so a player can change the drum's character mid-piece rather than changing drums. It is a fixture in American orchestras.

Evans EMAD

Bass drum head with interchangeable muffling rings

Drumhead · United States

EMAD's externally mounted damping system holds a foam ring in a channel around the head's edge, and the ring can be swapped or removed without detuning the drum. It effectively ended the era of pillows in bass drums.

C&C Player Date

Thin mahogany and poplar shells with rings

Drum kit · United States

Player Date kits use thin mahogany, poplar, or maple shells with reinforcement rings and minimal hardware, and the resulting warm, quick-decaying tone put C&C behind a wave of Americana and indie rock records.

Axis Longboard A

Machined aluminium, direct drive, long footboard

Drum hardware · United States

The Longboard A is the pedal fast double-bass playing is measured against: a solid machined linkage, sealed bearings, and a footboard long enough to play heel-toe across its whole length.

Grover Projection-Plus Tambourine

The most recorded orchestral tambourine

Concert percussion · United States

Grover's Projection-Plus tambourines use a stepped shell and hand-hammered jingles, and they are on a very large share of orchestral recordings made since the 1990s.

System Blue Marching Snare

Field snare designed by a competing corps

Marching percussion · United States

System Blue's snares were specified by the organisation behind the Blue Devils for its own line, which makes them an unusually direct expression of what competitive field percussion wants.

Trick Pro1-V

Tool-free adjustment on a machined frame

Drum hardware · United States

The Pro1-V's adjustments — spring tension, beater angle, footboard angle — are all independent and made without tools, and the bearings are low enough friction that the pedal returns without help.

Vic Firth American Classic 5A

The default drumstick

Drumstick · United States

If a drummer does not specify, this is the stick: hickory, 16" long, .565" in diameter, with a teardrop wood tip. It is almost certainly the best-selling drumstick in the world.

Pork Pie Little Squealer

Shallow snare in birch and mahogany

Percussion · United States

The Little Squealer is a shallow birch and mahogany snare that became Pork Pie's most widely sold drum: cheap enough to be a second snare and sharp enough to be a first one.

Regal Tip 5A Nylon

The stick the nylon tip was invented on

Drumstick · United States

Joe Calato patented the nylon drumstick tip, and Regal Tip's 5A is the direct descendant: a brighter, more consistent cymbal sound that does not wear away as wood does.

Craviotto Solid Shell Snare

One plank, steam-bent, one seam

Percussion · United States

Craviotto's snares are steam-bent from a single plank of maple, birch, walnut, or cherry, leaving one vertical seam and no glue lines through the shell. They are loud, dry, and dated and signed by the builder.

Ahead 5A

Aluminium core, replaceable sleeve

Drumstick · United States

An Ahead stick is an aluminium alloy core inside a polyurethane sleeve, with a replaceable tip. They last far longer than wood, transmit less shock, and feel unmistakably different — which is why drummers either use them exclusively or not at all.

Q Drum Co. Copper Snare

Hand-formed copper shell

Percussion · United States

Q Drum Co.'s copper snares are formed and seamed in the shop, with a warmer, darker voice than brass and a finish that changes as the drum is played.

Mike Balter Pro Vibe

Vibraphone mallets by hardness number

Drumstick · United States

Balter's Pro Vibe mallets are cord-wound and numbered by hardness, and the numbering has become a common way for composers to specify a mallet without naming a brand.

A&F Raw Brass Snare

Unplated rolled brass, left to patina

Percussion · United States

A&F's raw brass snares ship unlacquered so the shell darkens with handling, and the drums are built with single-flange hoops and minimal hardware. They are as much objects as instruments, which is the point.

Remo Ambassador

The single-ply standard

Drumhead · United States

A single ply of 10 mil film, clear or coated, and the head against which every other drumhead is described. The coated Ambassador on a snare is close to a default in recorded music.

Innovative Percussion Keyboard Mallets

Graded yarn and cord mallets

Drumstick · United States

Innovative Percussion's keyboard mallets are graded by hardness across marimba, vibraphone, and xylophone, and the series numbers are common shorthand in percussion parts and teaching.

Vater Power 5A

A longer 5A

Drumstick · United States

The Power 5A keeps the 5A's diameter and adds length, which moves the balance point and gives more reach without more weight in the hand.

Promark Classic Forward 747

The Japanese white oak stick

Drumstick · United States

The 747 in Japanese white oak is the stick Promark built its reputation on: denser and harder than hickory, brighter on cymbals, and unforgiving of bad technique.

Dusty Strings Allegro and Crescendo Family

Solid-body and laminated-soundboard lever harp family

Harp · United States

Dusty Strings' Allegro and Crescendo harps form a family of solid-body and laminated-soundboard lever harps that share a solid sapele back, sides, neck, and pillar. They sit between the budget Ravenna line and the all-solid FH harps.

Dusty Strings FH36H

36-string hybrid-stave-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The FH36H is a 36-string lever harp in Dusty Strings' FH line with a hybrid stave-back soundbox, the wider-range option in the family.

Dusty Strings FH26

26-string square-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The FH26 is a 26-string lever harp in Dusty Strings' all-solid-wood FH line, with a square-back soundbox. It is the most compact harp in that range.

Dusty Strings Serrana 34

34-string stave-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The Serrana 34 is a 34-string stave-back lever harp from Dusty Strings, sharing the Ravenna family's laminated construction with its own body styling and voice.

Dusty Strings Ravenna 26

26-string stave-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The Ravenna 26 is a 26-string lever harp from Dusty Strings' Ravenna line, built with a laminated stave-back body to keep weight and price down while staying stable in changing climates.

Dusty Strings Crescendo 34

34-string hybrid-stave-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The Crescendo 34 is a 34-string lever harp from Dusty Strings built with a hybrid stave-back soundbox, the larger and more projecting harp in the maker's Allegro and Crescendo family.

Dusty Strings FH34

34-string hybrid-stave-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The FH34 is a 34-string lever harp in Dusty Strings' solid-wood FH line, built with a hybrid stave back, sized for players who want a fuller range than the 26-string model.

Dusty Strings FH34S

34-string stave-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The FH34S is the stave-back version of Dusty Strings' 34-string FH harp, whose rounded, multi-panel back gives a rounder voice than the hybrid model.

Dusty Strings Allegro 26

26-string square-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The Allegro 26 is a 26-string lever harp from Dusty Strings, a Seattle maker of folk harps. It has a square-back solid-body soundbox and a brighter, more focused voice than the company's stave-back models.

Dusty Strings Boulevard 34

34-string concert-tension lever harp

Harp · United States

The Boulevard 34 is a 34-string concert-tension lever harp from Dusty Strings, strung at higher tension than its folk harps for a stronger, more pedal-harp-like sound.

Dusty Strings FH26 Double-Strung

Double-strung 26-course lever harp

Harp · United States

The FH26 Double-Strung is a double-strung version of Dusty Strings' FH26 lever harp, with two parallel rows of identically tuned strings so a player can use both hands on overlapping notes, echo effects, and fuller textures. It keeps the compact, all-solid-wood build of the FH line.

Dusty Strings Ravenna 34

34-string stave-back lever harp

Harp · United States

The Ravenna 34 is the 34-string member of Dusty Strings' Ravenna line, a laminated stave-back lever harp with a wider range than the 26-string model.

Lyon & Healy Style 85 E

Slightly smaller professional pedal harp

Harp · United States

The Style 85 E is a slightly smaller-bodied version of Lyon & Healy's Style 85 professional pedal harp, keeping the full 47-string, seven-pedal layout in a more manageable frame, here in a natural finish.

Grand Harpsicle Harp

33-string acoustic-electric harp

Harp · United States

The Grand Harpsicle is a 33-string acoustic-electric model in Rees Harps' Harpsicle line, offering a wider range and an onboard pickup while keeping the line's light, portable build.

Lyon & Healy Style 85 CG

Concert grand professional pedal harp

Harp · United States

The Style 85 CG is the concert-grand version of Lyon & Healy's Style 85 professional pedal harp, a 47-string, seven-pedal instrument finished in ebony.

Sharpsicle Harp

26-string portable lever harp

Harp · United States

The Sharpsicle adds a partial set of sharping levers to the basic Harpsicle, giving the 26-string portable harp enough key changes for more varied playing while staying inexpensive.

Flatsicle Harp

26-string portable lever harp

Harp · United States

The Flatsicle is a flat-backed version of the fully levered Fullsicle, a 26-string portable lever harp shaped to rest flush against the player.

Special Edition Fullsicle Harp

26-string special-edition fully levered portable harp

Harp · United States

The Special Edition Fullsicle is a dressed-up version of Rees Harps' fully levered 26-string Fullsicle, with decorative finishes over the same full set of sharping levers.

Fullsicle Harp

26-string fully levered portable harp

Harp · United States

The Fullsicle is the fully levered model in Rees Harps' Harpsicle line, a 26-string portable harp with a sharping lever on every string so it can play in any key.

Brilliant Harpsicle Harp

34-string acoustic-electric harp

Harp · United States

The Brilliant is a larger 34-string acoustic-electric harp in Rees Harps' Harpsicle range, with a built-in pickup for amplification, aimed at players who have outgrown the 26-string models.

Lyon & Healy Style 100

Centennial professional pedal harp

Harp · United States

The Style 100 is a 47-string professional pedal harp introduced for Lyon & Healy's centennial, a full concert-grand instrument with the maker's seven-pedal double-action mechanism.