Yamaha 5.5×14″ Tour Custom Snare Drum – 1980s Fine Blue

A beautiful Yamaha 5.5×14″ Tour Custom (855C) snare drum in all original condition. Eight lugs, triple-flanged hoops, and original snare mechanism. The serial number dates this drum to 1986. Moderately deep pitting around the chrome.

“The 8 Series wood snare drums feature a hybrid snare mechanism incorporating the best of our 9 and 7 Series designs. Our special Yamahalacquer Custom finish permitsmaximum shell resonance whileadding a sleek visual flair.

Yamaha wood snare drum shells are all-birch laminatedconstruction, producing the warm, fat sound wooden snaredrums are known for, yet with a definite “pop”.”