| Yamaha Marching Percussion |
| Peeler Drum Center is proud to have recently become a full-line dealer of Yamaha Marching and Concert percussion. Yamaha has always been on the cutting edge of innovation and development in musical instruments and this trend is obvious in their marching drums. Probably more drum corps and marching bands are using Yamaha drums and percussion today than any other brand name. The most notable difference in Yamaha marching drums is their use of BIRCH shells as opposed to maple. Not only does this add a different tonality to their sound, but it also contributes to making them lighter, with no effect on overall volume or durability. Another new feature introduced this year are new ultra-light cast aluminum lug casings on the bass drums and tenor drums. The bass drum extended lugs also have an arched shape which removes more contact area from the drum shell and eliminates even more weight from the drum, yet they are much stronger than previously used cast zinc lug casings. |
| Yamaha makes two series of snare drums, the SFZ series, which is their standard usage "kevlar-ready" drum using a high tension free-floating aluminum cage over a birch shell, synthetic "gut" strand snares and a quick release strainer. In addition, Yamaha's new MTS (multi timbre snare) drums feature a second set of snares inside the drum underneath the batter head. This provides an ultra-crisp snare sound ideal for "pipe band" and competition drum corp use. The most important feature of these drums over other dual-snare drums is that the top snares feature a quick release throw-off for immediate changes from single to double snare sound. Both drums are available in 13" and 14" sizes. |
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| Yamaha Field Corp marching bass drums feature birch shells for tonal distinction and reduced weight. New this year is the addition of ultra-light cast aluminum lug casings which have an arched middle area to remove as much lug contact from the shell as possible. These new lugs, while being considerably lighter than previous zinc castings, are also much stronger. Another feature added this year was extra-wide bass drum hoop "claws" which distribute tension on the hoop over a wider area for less hoop breakage. These claws are also stamped with raised beads which add considerable strength to the claw. Yamaha Field Corp bass drums are available in all standard sizes from 14" to 32" (Yamaha is one few companies producing a 14" bass drum). |  |
| Yamaha Field Corp tenor drum sets feature birch shells, newly developed lightweight aluminum lug casings and internal aluminum bearing edge support rings for added resistance to drum shell "cave-in" under high tensioning. The counter-hoops for these drums have also been designed with enough "hang-over" above the bearing edge to help prevent mallet hits from damaging the bearing edge of the drums. |  |
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Shown above are the four standard colors available for Yamaha marching drums. In addition to the standard white and silver laminates shown at right in the photo above, Yamaha just released their new Black, Blue and Red Forest finishes which feature a non-covered natural wood shell with a super-deep penetrating stain finish applied. These new colors are said to take wear and abrasions extremely well and are not as prone to "down to the wood" scratches as one might think. Yamaha also offers custom hardware color upgrades as an option to the standard cast aluminum look, including full chrome treatments as well as Black, Blue and Red powder coating. |
| Yamaha, in cooperation with the Randal May company, has developed their own line of ultra-light magnesium "tube" carriers with carbon fiber abdomen plates. These carriers are among the finest made, being extremely light, comfortable, durable and they also have extreme adjustability for different sized players. Yamaha also offers other models of standard "T-bar" carriers in lower price ranges, but for ultimate lightness and comfort there is no better option than the Yamaha/Randal May magnesium tube carriers. |  |
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| In addition to the new magnesium tube carriers, Yamaha has released their new Randal May ultra-light field and stadium stands. These stands feature one height adjustable leg which allows them to be used on flat terrain as well as sitting between the uneven rows of stadium bleachers. | All the new Yamaha-May
field/stadium stands feature new quick positioning and take-off design,
but the most impressive is that of the tenor carrier which is probably the
easiest and fastest "drop-on" tenor stand every
made.
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