Acoutin Custom Raw Matte Nickle/Iron Alloy - 5.5x14

The creation of The Nickel Iron Alloy

This 2024 bespoke alloy is the hand selection of a very specific and distinct Nickel / Iron based alloy with additions of Molybdenum & Titanium stabilization. 

This alloy was a 2019 pit stop in my learnings on the road to what eventually became The ORIGINAL Worlds 1st INconel Alloy. In my education of what creates such a distinctive material, I became more and more familiar with similar Alloys and Superalloys that share many of the same distinctive chemical compositions in various percentage ratios. The Nickel Iron Alloy is the literal process of tuning a drum shell directly by its Chemical Composition.

The Nickel Iron Alloy is created with a Lowered Carbon level which opens its sonic vocality while additions of Molybdenum & Titanium stabilization maintains an inherent & exceptional sonic character full of color.

The Nickel Iron Alloy is truly an extraordinary drum in sonic character. It is characteristically vibrant with depth across all tuning variations. This alloy creates unprecedented up front expression with crisp and articulate sensitivity in all ranges. The Nickel Iron Alloy is distinctively full bodied delivering a strong mid & low-range register with warmth & clarity. This alloy has been selected with specific attention to the refined sonic character that extends the musical colors of Acoutin Custom hand crafted snare drums.

• 5.5x14  RAW Matte Nickel Iron shell
• (10) Chrome Over Machined Brass, Laser Etched Acoutin Custom Lugs
• Acoutin Custom Cast Badge
• Remo Coated Ambassador Batter Head
• 2.5mm Triple Flanged Hoops
• 42 Strand Snare Wires 
• Dunnett R5 Throw Off
• AHEAD Soft Case
• Badge finished in 24K Gold

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