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Tama TLM146-OMP Star 14 x 6-inch snare Oiled Natural Maple

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Tama TLM146-OMP Star 14 x 6-inch snare Oiled Natural Maple
Product no: 9000-0016-3864 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Tama STAR TLM146 is a 14 x 6-inch Solid Shell snare drum made of maple, featuring a Natural Oil Maple finish. This high-quality snare drum has a subtle, transparent sound and a light response, and this particular model does not have the inlay on the outside of the shell.

Tama Star snare drum 14 x 6-inch snare Oiled Natural Maple

Maple is often used to make drum shells, as it produces a rich, bright sound. In designing this 14 x 6-inch snare drum, Tama wanted to create a snare drum that offered just a bit more articulation than other snares in their STAR series. To achieve that, they've had to redesign some of the hardware. After several trips back to the drawing board, however, their need for perfection paid off and resulted in the TLM146 Solid Shell snare drum in Oiled Natural Maple.

Linear-Drive

The Super Sensitive Hi-carbon Steel Snappy Snare wires have a specially designed plate and a revised winding pattern for the wire coils, resulting in a remarkably crisp snare sound. The Linear-Drive Strainer was designed to give you more precise control over the lever and to smooth out the strainer's deployment motion. This way, you won't hear the slap of the snares hitting the bottom head, even if you rapidly engage the strainer. Furthermore, to prevent the snare wires from loosening, the strainer is equipped with a ratchet system. This allows you to perform small, single-click adjustments to the tension of the wires, allowing you to fine-tune your sound!

Redesigned lugs

Even the lugs have been redesigned - they now feature a bridge construction and make minimal contact with the shells. As a result, the drum's resonance is optimised while its overall weight is reduced significantly. Finally, the Tama TLM146-OMP snare drum has three air holes, as opposed to the single hole that we're used to. These extra holes in the shell allow the snare to produce a much brighter and drier sound that projects evenly in all directions.

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Please note: the first image shows a snare drum with an inlay, but a model without an inlay will be supplied.

Specifications

Product features

Snare drum size	14 x 6 inches
Colour	wood/natural
Hardware colour	chrome
Shell material	maple
Signature edition	no
Snare wires	20 strands
Resonant head type	not specified
Drumhead type	not specified
Type of snare drum	regular

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	2,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	Not yet known

Product specifications

Tama snare drum
series: STAR
model: TLM146-OMP
material shell: maple
diameter: 14 inches
depth: 6 inches
colour: Oiled Natural Maple
hoops: die-cast, 8 holes
lugs: MSL90S
strainer: MLS50A
butt-end: MLS50B
snare wires: Snappy MS20RL14S
no inlay on the outside of the shell

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