An incredible drum with loads of range and unmistakeable articulation. This is the first Ash snare that Doc made from this series (see photo) -

The Focus Series (FS) design is based, in part, on Slingerland’s Tone Flange snare of the 1930s.  Whereas the Tone Flange uses a detachable metal flange to reduce the internal diameter of the shell (a holdover for their days as a banjo maker), we have created a one-piece Ash shell that reduces the internal diameter just below the batter head to 11”. In doing so we direct energy to the center of the snare side head, creating a sensitive and highly articulate snare. The extra mass on the batter side gives the snare plenty of crack.