We highly recommend our maple drums for all genres of music.Ĭanopus Toms And Bass Drums "Designed To Be Different"īearing-edge profiles are matched to drum type to eliminate high-pitched overtonesįloor toms may be too dry for some tastesĪ short time back I reviewed the solid-shell Zelkova snare drum made by a small Japanese company called Canopus. We achieved a fantastic core drum sound as well our maple drums have a wide tuning range, plenty of resonance and an excellent balance with the drum-set.
series that has a bright, solid sound with enough mid-range tone and resonance. Depending on a shell’s diameter and depth, we utilize different reinforcement construction as well as different shell construction. Through rigorous testing of all combinations in width, thickness and numbers of ply we have established our unique approach to reinforcing shells.
Reinforcement was originally meant to reinforce the shells, but we decided to use it proactively as a tool to shape tone. Reinforcement quickly drew our attention as a means to achieve a better sound. We know this through our experience and accumulated observations. For example, when we make a thin shell for greater resonance, we lose sustain and cannot feel the power of the drum. With this in mind, CANOPUS has moved forward with an ongoing research into maple-shell construction, closely examining problems that arise as we experiment. We concluded that it must be possible to develop maple shell drums that maintain the existing desirable traits, yet also address these issues. The shell itself does not resonate enough, the mid-range does not sustain enough, and there are often unwanted overtones. The modern maple drum shell has a solid, bright sound, but there are also some shortcomings that we believed could be improved upon. series, we first visualized what a maple shell should sound like. The Original, Sophisticated Canopus sound.