Gral 001
Our first Gral prototype: cast aluminium shell, steel hardware made by hand, stainless steel hoops.
Gral series
The highest expression of craftsmanship
Shells obtained from old milk cans: cast, without welding. Each instrument is unique and unrepeatable.
This series represents the maximum expressiveness of a product made entirely by hand. The shells are made using old milk cans: cast containers, therefore absolutely free of welding, composed of an aluminium and zinc alloy, with a thickness ranging from two to three millimetres.
The research of the shells, the cutting and every single process are completely manual operations: for this reason each of these instruments is unique and unrepeatable. The customization possibilities for the Gral series are practically endless, and the final result is determined by the relationship between our experience and the needs of the musician.
At a glance
- Shell
- Old milk cans: cast aluminium and zinc alloy, 2 to 3 mm, no welding.
- Processing
- Research, cutting and every single step done by hand.
- Hardware
- NFM or chosen with the musician, model by model.
- Each piece
- Unique and unrepeatable.
Gral
Models built
Every NFM snare drum is built to order: what follows are instruments already made, to be read as a starting point for yours.
Gral 002
14 × 6,5 ″Handcrafted cast aluminium shell, Manic Drums hardware.
Gral 003
14 × 6 ″Handcrafted cast aluminium shell, 100 % handcrafted steel hardware.
Gral 004
14 × 6,5 ″3 mm cast aluminium shell, semi-raw patina, full NFM hardware system.
Gral Paul Flower
Hybrid shell: oak stave with cast aluminium ring, triple flanged hoops, Dunnett throw off.
Gral 005
14 × 7 ″S-hoops, Champagne Drums aluminium lugs, Trick Percussion throw off.
Gral 006
14 × 6 ″8 tube lugs, triple flanged hoops, Gibraltar throw off.
Gral 007
14 × 5,5 ″8 tube lugs and triple flanged hoops.
Gral 008
12 × 6 ″Undersize shell, 6 tube lugs and triple flanged hoops.
Gral 009
14 × 5,5 ″8 tube lugs and triple flanged hoops.
Tell us what you are looking for
Material, size, edges, hardware: every NFM snare drum starts from a conversation. Write to us and we will answer with what is possible.