Rare Vintage CB700 6.5x14 Maple Free Floating Snare – Pearl Pedigree

Here is a rare gem. The CB700 Floating 6.5”x14” old wood all maple snare.

This one is in excellent shape, with original rims, strainer, lugs, plates… all of it. Looks like it’s barely been played in its near 50 years of age. The condition of the metal is really excellent, and snare throw fluid as ever. I could not find a flaw to zoom in on for the photos.

The maple ones don’t pop up often, and the free floating rims can swap the shell with other woods and metals from CB or Pearl, or any shell designer, so the possibilities are endless.

A little history excerpt:

“Although shell material, hardware specifications, and sizes continuously evolved during the middle part of the 20th century, the basic elements of the snare drum remained relatively static: tension lugs and snare strainers bolted directly to the shell. The first real quantum leap in snare design came from CB Percussion, an importer of entry-level kits and snares into the U.S. In the late 1970s, CB developed a method for outfitting snare hardware without penetrating the drum shell itself, increasing sustain and resonance. Released under the CB700 series, these "Free Floating" drums were available in a variety of sizes with steel, brass, or maple shells. The lugs and strainer were attached to an aluminum ring that served as the resonant bearing edge and provided a base on which the drum shell proper would sit.”

CB Percussion was the original maker of the floating snare system that Pearl bought out and continued on. These and the Gen 1 Pearl Free Floating snare drums are highly sought after and considered the best implementation of the technique. The age has hardened the maple yet pulled some moisture out, so you get a lighter yet denser wood over modern snares. That translates into a more sensitive dynamic, ghost notes that project, hard hits that cut thru any mix.

Anyway, This one is ready to play… tunes high and low really well.

I ship fast via UPS and always package safely and careful, especial around the sensitive snare bed.

Long time Reverber, happy to answer questions, open to reasonable offers.

Thanks.