Yamaha 14x12 SFZ Sforzando Marching Snare Drum

Shell
The 6-ply birch shell provides bright attack with body and ensures strength snare-side tension.

Air-Seal System
The Air-Seal System way of manufacturing ensures the shell starts round and stays round; an in-round shell tunes clearer and provides a pure fundamental tone.

Suspension Ring
The extra thick (thickest you can find) suspension ring stays round even under the torque of Kevlar heads. It eliminates stress on the shell and is tall enough for use with a plastic drum head.

Rims
The rims are made from die-cast, high-strength aluminum in a solid design. They stay round even with the high torque of Kevlar heads and provide even tuning, yet they are lightweight and durable.

Stabilizer Power Posts
The Stabilizer Power Posts maintain alignment of the tube lugs to make bottom head changes easy. They support the tube lugs to withstand stick-clicks and accidental hits, and also cut shell overtones that blur articulation.

Strainer System
The strainer on the SFZ snare drum is a quick release system that allows quick and easy bottom head changes.

Tension Rods And Washers
The 6 mm. tension rods with double steel washers, ensure smooth and stable tuning at high tension without breaking.

Feet
Three protective feet protect the snare mechanism and bottom head.

Gravity Guards
Gravity Guard tension rod locking nuts maintain setting of bottom head tension rods, and slow fallout of unevenly tuned rods.