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.