This Taye Stainless Steel Snare Drum is a versatile snare drum great for any musical application. The key to its sound is an extremely thin yet rigid shell. It ensures that every quality you seek in a snare drum is enhanced such as resonance penetration sensitivity and wide frequency response. The vivid sheen on the stainless steel snare is not the result of chrome-plating. Instead the raw metal is polished to an elegant chrome-like sheen. The Taye Snare also features 2.3mm triple-flanged hoops which accent the stainless steel finish nicely all adding up to great tunability and durability.