Pearl Free Floating 6-Ply Maple Snare Drum Piano Black 14 x 6.5 in. The Free Floating Natural Maple Pearl Snare Drum has remained among the best selling & most widely used snare drums, year after year, for well over a decade The "Free Floating" concept of removing all hardware from the shell is an extremely effective way The "Free Floating" concept of removing all hardware from the shell is an extremely effective way of increasing the amount of coloration of each shell material to maximize its contribution to the overall sound of the drum These drums have remained among the best-selling and most widely used snare drums, year after year, for well over a decade The "Free Floating" concept of removing all hardware from the shell is an extremely effective way of increasing the amount of coloration of each shell material to maximize its contribution to the overall sound of the drum These drums have remained among the best-selling and most widely used snare drums, year after year, for well over a decade