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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.The Noble & Cooley 14×5.5 Ulysses Owens Jr. Signature “U” Snare Drum (FGHOS145.5C-USS) features a N&C Horizon hybrid maple/mahogany horizontal ply shell with 45-degree bearing edges, 8 brass double-ended Hex Lugs, 2.3mm chrome triple-flanged hoops, N&C brass throw-off and butt plate, 20-strand Cam-Action snare wires, Evans G1 Coated batter drumhead, Evans Snare Side 300 drumhead, natural satin finish over maple woodgrain, brass and chrome hardware, and Custom ‘U’ wood burned logo/badge.
Noble & Cooley is excited to introduce U, the very first Noble & Cooley signature snare drum in their long, celebrated history. The design of this drum is a collaboration between N&C and Ulysses Owens Jr, a three-time Grammy Award winning drummer and Juilliard educator.
The U snare drum balances simplicity with elegance. It features N&C’s coveted Horizon shell, a maple and mahogany hybrid with horizontal ply orientation – built to resonate more uniformly and mimick the strong attack of a solid shell. It has the warmth and punch of maple with a darker tone brought by the plies of mahogany. The 8-lug design of the drum and minimal finish keeps it lightweight and full of life.
N&C’s goal in working together with Ulysses was to create a high-quality, great sounding, American-made snare drum. And thats just what they did. In addition, they wanted this to be one of the most accessible Noble & Cooley snare drums available in the market. The key to achieving that was to manufacture this drum using batch-processing, something we dont get to do often when making custom drums one-by-one.
From Ulysses Owens Jr.: “A snare drum to me has to have a beautiful crisp sound. To sing. Be Bright. Have all the different overtones present. To tell a story.” This snare drum is all that and much more.
