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Pearl Pearl Shell Packs Pearl Reference Series
Pearl Reference Series Shell Pack
What if each drum in your drum set was engineered as an instrument unto itself. Each tom designed to respond perfectly within the confines of its respective frequency without compromise over any other area of your kit. This is the mission behind Reference Series. A complete set of individually engineered, incredible sounding drums.
Wood characteristics, Bearing Edges, Snare Drums, Toms, Bass Drums
In 1999, Pearl began its most ambitious undertaking, The Masterworks Series, the worlds first truly custom drums. Designed for the player by the player. Every aspect of the manufacturing process was custom made, from the number of wood plies, the wood selection, to the final finish. Over the last 5 years, through arduous listening tests, Masterworks has taught us a great deal about drums and what makes the perfect shell. So forget what you think you know about drums and take a close look at Reference Series, the most acoustically advanced drums in the world. To fully understand the Reference Series you must understand that the desired tonal characteristics of a 10" tom are completely different than that of a 22" bass drum. Thus to use the same material in both drums would result in a compromise.
BRL Bridge Lugs w/Swivel Function
LB-200 Bridge FT Leg Brackets
LG-200 Floor Tom Legs
SP-300 Spurs
MasterCast Die Cast Hoops
Aluminum OptiMount Tom Holders
Stainless Steel Tension Rods
Molded Rubber Gaskets
Remo Coated JP Ambassador Tom Batters
Remo Coated JP Powerstroke3 BD Heads
Reference Shells
Reference Series drums use a combination of task specific bearing edges and 3 time proven woods, Birch, Maple, and African Mahogany. Using Maple as a sole material has long been the traditional choice for shells and for good reason. Maple provides smooth, well balanced tone that is perfect for a 12" tom. Subsequently, all Reference Series 12" toms are composed of 6 plies of Maple. The only single wood shell in the series. Our 10" and 8" toms receive 4 plies of Maple with 2 inner plies of Birch for cut and attack. And for maximum response, all 13" and smaller toms have a rounded 45° bearing edge.
Beginning with our 13" tom and larger, Mahogany is added to the inner plies to increase the lower frequencies and accentuate the warmth of the Maple. The 14" toms and larger begin using our fully rounded bearing edge for even more shell contact. Our 18" and 20" bass drums use 4 inner plies of Mahogany with 2 outer plies of Maple. As the size of the bass drums increase, so does the amount of Mahogany. Our 22" and 24" bass drums incorporate an amazing 6 inner plies of Mahogany surrounded by 2 outer plies of Maple for the ultimate in solid responsive bass frequencies.
With Reference Series, its not about compromise, its about every drum in your kit performing at its optimal capacity.
Shell Composition
The shell is the beating heart of your drums. Shell composition affects every nuance of tonal transference. After all, they are air chambers which happens to be the common vehicle for sound waves, air molecules. Approximately 1 million in a cubic inch of air, are put into motion by the kinetic energy transference as your stick strikes the drum head. Air molecules forced into an excited state of motion bouncing off the interior walls of the air chamber. Larger shell sizes slow down the molecules resulting in a slower cycles per second or hertz creating lower sound frequencies. Smaller chambers offer a more confining area for the excited molecules to move about which tends to accelerate them creating a faster modulation or higher frequency. These air molecules reacting with the shell creates the effect the we know as resonance. This why the interior composition of the air chamber has such a dramatic effect on the frequency response.
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