This is what happens when you bleach veneer, soak it in blue, and then smother it in high gloss lacquer until it looks a mile deep.  Specs are : 14″x6″, die-cast hoops, quilted maple veneer, solid brass tube lugs, and one of the nicest paint jobs around.  Dig it:

Quilted Maple Snare Drum - Phattie

Quilted Maple Snare Drum - Phattie

Quilted Maple Snare Drum - Phattie