Tama PAL146 Starphonic Snare Drum (Aluminum) - 14" x 6"Featuring a 1. 2mm thick seamless Aluminum shell, the Tama PAL146 creates a crisp, open sound with bright, complex overtones. Its aluminum shell maximizes the most positive attributes of STARPHONIC features, such as the Freedom Lug, the Grooved Hoop and Super Sensitive Hi Carbon Snappy Snare. Grooved Hoop The first factor we focused on to achieve a new snare drum sound was the effect of the hoop. So, we carefully studied the evolution of the hoop over