All our Solist Snares feature the Trixon Hamburg German Snare String/Lock System. It provides the most secure and constant tension on snare strings than any other Snare Drum. Play your snare until your sticks are whittled down to toothpicks it won’t matter. You’ll never have to stop to reclaim snare strings with the Trixon Snare String/Lock System. Maple Shells with oversized shell thickness are the first Hamburg Basic Design. Karl-Heinz Weimer believed as a drum aged or ripened the stability of the structure was important to realize the full gain from the aging wood. Since sound is created from the drum shell through the tension on the shell itself the oversized Maple Shell always makes sure the tension is upheld. To get rid of any unwanted overtones the Solist Snare features an anti-vibration system that is designed from the snare hoops down to the lugs and washers all engineered to eliminate any unwanted vibrations. The Solist Snare and the Hamburg Drumset gets their name because they use the original Trixon Hamburg designs. The Snare drum is perfect in construction and what makes it unique is its powerhouse projection like that of famous American Snare Drums combined with Sustaining lyrical tone like that of European Snare Drums a player can express himself not only in volume but melody.