Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 37 minutes ago
Given that the name seems to pop up a lot now, you might think that purpleheart is a bit of new wood when it comes to snare drums because it’s not mentioned that much, but that isn’t even remotely the case. For example, Keith Keough, the CEO and founder of BDC built me a purpleheart snare drum about 17 years ago; other builders have been using it for a while too, so there’s nothing really new about it, it just seems more visible now that companies are offering it as an option.
The Super 7’s purpleheart shell is 10-ply, with 45’ edges and an outer ply of fiddleback sycamore. It has four air vents (which help with the volume), triple flanged hoops, Palladium hardware, BDC brass snare wires and comes fitted with Remo heads so it’s ready to go out of the box. It also comes with a couple of cool badges too.
Given that the name seems to pop up a lot now, you might think that purpleheart is a bit of new wood when it comes to snare drums because it’s not mentioned that much, but that isn’t even remotely the case. For example, Keith Keough, the CEO and founder of BDC built me a purpleheart snare drum about 17 years ago; other builders have been using it for a while too, so there’s nothing really new about it, it just seems more visible now that companies are offering it as an option.
The Super 7’s purpleheart shell is 10-ply, with 45’ edges and an outer ply of fiddleback sycamore. It has four air vents (which help with the volume), triple flanged hoops, Palladium hardware, BDC brass snare wires and comes fitted with Remo heads so it’s ready to go out of the box. It also comes with a couple of cool badges too.
