Premium PreMounted™ drum heads are natural skins mounted on stainless steel flesh hoops. They are designed to fit drums with specific shells sizes and crown types right out of the box. A wide variety of skin types, thicknesses and three color options make your PreMounted™ heads fully customizable to suit any application.
PreMounted™ heads are hand crafted. Production times vary based on thickness, color and order volume. The typical required drying time for a 2.2mm skin is one week.
Skin Types
Black Gold™: Brazilian buffalo, warm tones, rich bass, medium action, slightly dimpled supple playing surface
Fat Cat™: Middle Eastern Nili Ravi buffalo, dry/woody tones, low action, smooth and dense playing surface, ideal for folkloric styles
Horse: Peruvian horse, very crisp slaps, bright and resonant, ideal for bongo macho
Steer (Peru): Peruvian steer, crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, highly controlled overtones, warm and classic, medium action, ideal for studio
Steer (Middle East): Middle Eastern steer, crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, controlled overtones, warm and classic, medium action, very smooth and somewhat supple playing surface, ideal for live and studio, our shop favorite for congas, bongo hembra and djembe
Calf: Middle Eastern calf: brightest and most resonant, high level of overtones, ideal for timbales
Available skin colors: natural, amber, chocolate
It is rare, but should you experience any kind of fitment issue, please contact us at info@manitopercussion.com before proceeding. We have solutions.