The Musicians Club Presents
The Percussion Club
The stick. The skin. The cymbal. The pulse the orchestra moves to.
Drums, cymbals, mallets, timpani, hand percussion, marching, concert — the instruments, the heads, the sticks, the cases, and the makers behind them. Santafe Drums, Bosphorus cymbals, Remo heads, Agner sticks. The full percussion family for the working pro.
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Manifesto
Percussion is the family that everything rests on. Take it away and the orchestra collapses, the band falls apart, the marching block has nothing to march to.
From the timpani at the back of the symphony to the snare in the front of the drumline, from the cajon in the cafe to the gong at the climax of Mahler 2 — percussion is the section that holds the others together. The pulse, the punctuation, the punch.
The result is a tradition that runs from the Janissary corps of the 18th century to the modern jazz drum kit, from the African diaspora's djembes to the European symphony's timpani, from the bedroom student practicing a paradiddle to the principal timpanist tuning a fifth in twenty seconds.
We carry the makers who take this seriously. Santafe Drums in Spain, hand-building marching, concert, and pro kits. Bosphorus in Istanbul, hand-hammering B20 bronze cymbals the Turkish way. Remo in California, the drumhead of half the world's recordings. Agner in Switzerland, weight-paired drumsticks since 1973. We carry their full lines. We sell what working players use.
The Section That Makes the Orchestra Move
From the Janissary Corps to the Drumline
Percussion is the family that defined musical pulse before melody was written down. The orchestral timpani entered European music through the Ottoman Janissary corps in the 17th century. The snare drum descended from the medieval tabor. The bass drum, the cymbals, the triangle — all entered the symphony through Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven.
The modern drum kit is a 20th-century American invention: a single drummer playing what had been four players' instruments. It powered jazz, rock, and pop. The marching tradition runs separately — from European military bands through Drum Corps International. The mallet tradition is older still, the marimba carrying African roots through the Mexican tradition into the orchestral percussion section.
Bosphorus hand-hammers cymbals in Istanbul using the methods Zildjian brought from Constantinople in 1623. Santafe builds drums in Spain. Agner cuts drumsticks in Switzerland. Pageantry rigs marching gear in America. Every tool we sell honors the lineage that brought it here.
Three Categories. One Family.
Everything A Percussion Player Buys
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Drums & Cymbals
Snare, kit, marching, concert, mallet — Santafe Drums hand-built, DB Percussion, plus the Spanish marching tradition. Bosphorus hand-hammered Turkish cymbals. The full kit and orchestral range.
02
Sticks & Heads
Agner Swiss-precision drumsticks since 1973. Remo Ambassador, Pinstripe, Emperor heads. Plus mallets for timpani, vibraphone, marimba, and concert bells. Every weight, every coating.
03
Cases & Hardware
LD Percussion drum cases. Pageantry Innovations marching carriers, sleds, racks. Snare and cymbal stands, hi-hat clutches, bass pedals, hardware that survives twenty years on the road.
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Shop By Instrument
Every member of the percussion family — from the snare drum on a marching field to the timpani at the back of the symphony, from the cajón in the cafe to the gong on the concert stage.
750+
Drums
Snare, kit, marching, concert — student through pro
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Cymbals
Bosphorus handmade Turkish, plus orchestral and marching
View Collection337+
Mallet Percussion
Marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones, glockenspiels
View Collection108+
Concert Percussion
Timpani, gongs, tambourines, triangles
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Sticks & Mallets
Agner Swiss-made drumsticks, mallets, and brushes
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Drumheads
Remo, Evans, Aquarian — every weight, every coating
View CollectionThe Flagships
From $26 to $2,659
Six pro-tier products from the percussion library. STF Classic and Pageantry pro kits and sleds. Bosphorus hand-hammered cymbals. Remo orchestral heads. Agner Swiss-precision sticks. Every one in stock.
Drum Kit · Pro
$2,659
STF Classic Pro Drum Kit
by STF Classic
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Marching Sled
$2,200
Pageantry Innovations Marching Sled
by Pageantry Innovations
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Cymbals · Master
$635
Bosphorus Master Series Ride
by Bosphorus
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Mallets · Pro
$300
Pro Mallet Percussion Set
by Gonalca
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Drumheads · Pro
$27
Remo Ambassador Coated
by Remo
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Drumsticks · Swiss
$26
Agner Long Custom Drumsticks
by Agner
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The Workshops Behind The Sound
Four workshops — Spain, Istanbul, USA, and Switzerland — where the percussion gear of working pros and orchestras gets made.
From $2,659
Spain
Santafe Drums
Hand-built drums for marching bands, concert halls, and the pro studio.
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From $635
Istanbul, Turkey
Bosphorus Cymbals
Hand-hammered B20 bronze cymbals. The Turkish tradition since 1996.
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From $2,200
USA
Pageantry Innovations
Marching and field percussion accessories. The professional drumline standard.
Explore the Collection
From $26
Switzerland
Agner Drumsticks
Hickory and oak drumsticks, mallets, and brushes — Swiss precision since 1973.
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Featured Maker · Spain
Santafe Drums
Hand-built drums for marching bands, concert halls, and the pro studio.
Santafe Drums is the Spanish percussion-maker that has quietly become the largest drum brand on our shelves — 951 products span snare drums, marching drums, concert kits, and the entire hardware family that surrounds them. Hand-built, voice-tested, and shipped from the workshop to your bandstand.
The flagship line includes pro-grade marching snares, tenor quads, and concert bass drums favored by drumlines and orchestras across Spain and Europe. The student lines below extend the same construction principles to the school orchestra and the beginning student.
We carry the full Santafe range — drums, cases, accessories, replacement parts. Lead times on custom drums vary; off-the-shelf kits ship within a week. Talk to our percussion specialist before customizing.
$2,659
Pro drum kit — flagship custom-finish setup, hand-tuned
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Featured Maker · Istanbul, Turkey
Bosphorus Cymbals
Hand-hammered B20 bronze cymbals. The Turkish tradition since 1996.
Bosphorus has been making cymbals in Istanbul since 1996 — preserving the Turkish hand-hammered tradition that traces back to Zildjian's 17th-century roots. Every cymbal is poured from B20 bronze, hand-hammered, hand-lathed, and voice-tested before it ships.
The Master Series sits at the top of the line — handmade rides and crashes that develop character with every gig. Below it: Antique, New Orleans, Black Pearl, and the marching and concert lines for the orchestral and field player.
Cast bronze, hand-tooled in a 30-person workshop on the Bosphorus strait — these cymbals carry centuries of craft in every sound. We carry the full range and can advise on weight selection (heavy for jazz ride, medium for rock, light for orchestral) and bell size.
$635
Bosphorus Master Series — hand-hammered ride and crash cymbals
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From the Bosphorus Cymbals Collection
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Featured Maker · USA
Pageantry Innovations
Marching and field percussion accessories. The professional drumline standard.
Pageantry Innovations is the American marching-percussion accessory standard. The carriers, racks, sleds, and stadium-grade drumline hardware that pro college and DCI bands depend on. The marching world's equivalent of an orchestra's instrument case-maker.
Their flagship products — the marching sled racks, vibe carriers, snare carriers — are tour-engineered to survive 10-hour bus trips, parade-day rain, and four-hour rehearsals. The construction is overbuilt; the warranty reflects that.
We carry the full Pageantry range — for college bands, DCI competitive lines, and pro drumlines. Lead times vary on custom configurations; off-the-shelf gear ships fast. Our percussion specialist can advise on rig configurations.
$2,200
Marching percussion sled and rack — drumline tour-grade
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From the Pageantry Innovations Collection
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Featured Maker · Switzerland
Agner Drumsticks
Hickory and oak drumsticks, mallets, and brushes — Swiss precision since 1973.
Agner Drumsticks have been hand-paired in Switzerland since 1973. Hickory and oak, lathed to precise weight tolerances, then matched at the bench — every pair the same density, the same flex, the same balance point. The result: the most consistent stick experience on the market.
The line spans 5A, 5B, 7A, 2B, and the full library of marching, mallet, and brush options. Plus timpani mallets, vibraphone mallets, and the specialty sticks (jazz tip, classical concert, marching field).
Swiss precision applied to a piece of wood. Every player who tries Agner notices the consistency — no two-stick weight variance, no sudden snap from a dry stick. We carry the full Agner range, plus their accessory line of stick bags and stick wax.
$26
Agner Long Custom drumsticks — Swiss hickory, hand-paired
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From the Agner Drumsticks Collection
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Featured Workshop · 951 Products
All Santafe Drums — The Full Spanish Range
Hand-built in Spain. Concert and marching drums for school programs, drum lines and orchestral percussion sections worldwide. The full 951-product Santafe range — every shell, every finish.
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Cymbals · The Full Selection
All Cymbals — Bosphorus, Paiste & More
Bosphorus B20 hand-hammered Turkish cymbals. Paiste rides, crashes and splashes. Every weight from light to heavy, every diameter from splash to gong.
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Featured Maker · Switzerland
All Agner Drumsticks — Swiss-Crafted Hickory
Hand-selected American hickory, paired by weight and pitch. The choice of orchestral percussionists at the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic and Concertgebouw. Long, custom and concert lines for every player.
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Drums · 456 Products
All Drums — Concert, Marching, Studio
Santafe · DB Percussion · STF Classic · Clevelander · Pearl · Yamaha. Marching snares, concert toms, timpani, bass drums and full kits. From the school band room to the orchestral pit.
Browse All 456 Drums
Marching Percussion · 397 Products
All Marching Percussion
Snares, tenors, bass drums and cymbals built to project across a stadium. Pageantry Innovations carriers and rack hardware. Field-grade hardware that survives the season.
Browse All 397 Marching Percussion
Drumheads · 161 Products
All Drumheads
Remo Ambassador, Emperor and Pinstripe. Aquarian and Evans options. Coated, clear, single-ply and double-ply — for snare, tom, bass and timpani.
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Every Voice In The Family
Browse By Instrument
Six families. Drums, cymbals, mallets, concert percussion, hand percussion, marching. From the snare drum on the field to the timpani in the symphony to the cajon in the cafe.
750+ in stock
Snare · Kit · Marching · Concert
Drums
Santafe Drums (951 products!) at the flagship Spanish-handmade tier. STF Classic and Gonalca pro tiers up to $2,659. DB Percussion concert and marching drums. Plus the full snare-stand, hi-hat, and bass-pedal hardware library.
Browse Drums
40+ in stock
Hand-hammered · Lathed · Marching
Cymbals
Bosphorus B20-bronze cymbals from Istanbul — the Turkish tradition. Plus orchestral and marching cymbals from the standard catalogs. Rides, crashes, splashes, hi-hats — every voice the kit player needs.
Browse Cymbals
337+ in stock
Marimba · Vibe · Xylophone · Glockenspiel
Mallet Percussion
Pro and student marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones, glockenspiels. Bell kits for marching and concert use. The full mallet-percussion library, plus the racks, stands, and cases that travel them.
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108+ in stock
Timpani · Gongs · Triangles
Concert Percussion
The orchestral percussionist's essentials. Timpani heads, gongs, tambourines, triangles, claves, sandblocks. Plus the stands, cases, and accessories that move them between venues.
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Clevelander Drum Co.
Clevelander Drum Co. Symphonic Series Timpani Mallets, Small Classic Ball, Felt
$91.50
47+ in stock
Cajons · Congas · Bongos · Shakers
Hand Percussion
Cajons, congas, bongos, djembes, frame drums, shakers, claves. The world-music and rhythm-section essentials — for the studio, the workshop, the world-percussion course.
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397+ in stock
Snares · Tenors · Basses
Marching Percussion
Marching snares, tenor quads, bass drum sets, the full drumline. Pageantry Innovations carriers, sleds, racks. Carrier hardware, marching mallets, drumheads built for outdoor projection.
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The Skin That Speaks
Drumheads & Sticks
A drumhead is a piece of mylar stretched over a hoop. Tension, coating, ply count, edge profile — every variable shapes the sound. We stock Remo Ambassador, Pinstripe, Emperor, plus the full Agner stick library. The brands the working drummer reaches for first.
Drumheads · all sizes
Remo
The most-played drumhead brand worldwide. Ambassador, Diplomat, Emperor, Pinstripe.
ShopSticks · mallets
Agner
Swiss precision drumsticks since 1973. Hickory, oak, classical mallets.
ShopDrumheads
All Drumheads
Browse our full inventory — every weight, every size, every coating.
ShopSticks · mallets
Mallets & Sticks
The full library: timpani mallets, vibe mallets, drumsticks, brushes.
ShopCymbals · hand-hammered
Bosphorus
Turkish tradition. B20 bronze, hand-hammered, voice-tested.
ShopMallet shafts · heads
Concert Accessories
Replacement heads, mallet shafts, beater shafts, triangle clips.
ShopAll
Percussion Accessories
Stands, racks, clamps, cases, sticks holders, snare wires.
ShopSpecialty
KGU Music
Handcrafted percussion accessories — the boutique alternative.
ShopDrumheads · marching
Remo Universal
Marching-specific drumhead line — Falams, Black Suede Hazy.
ShopSpecialty
RDM
Replacement drum components — lugs, hoops, snare wires, key bolts.
ShopMallets
Meason
Hand-wound timpani and vibe mallets — concert percussion.
ShopHand percussion
Medina Artigas
Spanish hand-percussion specialists — castanets, palillos, clappers.
ShopTop Drumheads By Price
All Drumheads
The Big Family
Cymbals · Drums · Marching
Bosphorus B20 cymbals from Istanbul. Santafe Drums hand-built marching and concert tradition. Pageantry Innovations carrier and rack hardware. The full percussion catalog: where the orchestra ends and the world percussion begins.
Cymbals
Bosphorus Cymbals
Hand-hammered B20 bronze. The Istanbul school of cymbal-making.
ShopCymbals
All Cymbals
Browse the full cymbal library — orchestral, marching, drum-set.
ShopDrums
DB Percussion
Spanish drum-makers. Marching, concert, snare, kit components.
ShopDrums
Santafe Drums
The Spanish flagship — hand-built drums for marching and pro use.
ShopMarching
Pageantry Innovations
The drumline accessory standard. Carriers, racks, sleds.
ShopCases
LD Percussion
Drum cases and bags for the working pro.
ShopTravel
Offworld
Practice pads and travel-friendly percussion gear.
ShopDrums
Clevelander
Cleveland-built drums. Hand-finished, custom-spec.
ShopCases
Drum Cases & Bags
Every drum-case format we carry — gigging-grade and pro-tier.
ShopOrchestra
Concert Percussion
Timpani, gongs, tambourines, glockenspiels for the symphony.
ShopWorld
Hand Percussion
Cajons, congas, bongos, shakers, claves, world-music essentials.
ShopMarching
Marching Percussion
Carriers, snares, tenors, basses — the full drumline.
ShopTop Cymbals & Drums By Price
All Cymbals
Carry & Travel
Cases & Bags
A $2,000 marching snare deserves a case engineered to the same standard. LD Percussion drum cases. Offworld practice gear. Drum-cases-bags as the master inventory. Every kit format, every snare format, every cymbal vault.
Cases · Bags
LD Percussion
Drum cases and bags engineered for the working drummer.
ShopCases · Bags
All Drum Cases
Browse our full inventory — kit cases, snare cases, cymbal bags.
ShopCases · Bags
Offworld
Practice-pad cases and travel-friendly stick gear.
ShopFeatured Drum Cases
All Drum Cases
The Repertoire
Method Books & Repertoire
From Stick Control to Modern Reading Text, from the marching essentials to the orchestral études — the percussion library every serious player owns.
12+ titles
Percussion Method Books
Method books, etudes, marching arrangements, snare drum solos.
Browse5+ titles
Glockenspiel Music
Solo and ensemble repertoire for orchestral bell players.
Browse337+ titles
Mallet Repertoire
Solo marimba, vibe, xylophone literature plus pedagogy.
Browse1,392+ titles
All Percussion
Browse the entire percussion catalog — instruments, accessories, music.
Browse7+ titles
Editor's Choice
Hand-picked recommendations — the gear we'd buy ourselves.
BrowseFeatured: Percussion Repertoire
All Percussion Music
Stage & Studio
Microphones · Stands · Tuners · Lighting
The professional infrastructure around the instrument. DPA Microphones for orchestral live amplification. Earthworks for premium recording. Apogee for the USB studio interface. Konig & Meyer for the stands the entire industry standardizes on. Mighty Bright for stand lighting. Soundbrenner for the wearable metronome.
Live · Orchestra
DPA Microphones
Danish flagship. The 4099 CORE for Brass — clip-on instrument mic, the orchestral live-amplification standard. Used by Berlin Phil, NY Phil, LSO.
ShopRecording · Premium
Earthworks
American boutique. The QTC30 measurement-grade omni and SR117 supercardioid — the engineer's mic for transparent recording.
ShopUSB · Studio
Apogee USB Mics
Apogee HypeMiC, MiC+, ClipMic digital 2 — studio-quality USB mics for the practice room, lesson Zoom, podcast bench.
ShopStands · Hardware
Konig & Meyer
German precision since 1949. Music stands, mic stands, instrument stands — Kingsize Tuba Stand to 259 Mic Stand. The industry default.
ShopStand Lighting
Mighty Bright
LED music-stand lights. Orchestra Pro, Hammerhead Duet, Encore — the rehearsal pit, recording booth, and chamber stage standard.
ShopWearable Metronome
Soundbrenner
Vibrating wearable metronome and tuner. The modern practice tool — feel the beat instead of hearing the click.
ShopFeatured Microphones
All Microphones
Featured K&M Stands
All K&M
Care & Carry
Cases, Stands, Hardware
A drum kit lasts a career if you maintain it. Every working drummer keeps a stick wax, a head changer's wrench, a backup snare strainer. We stock what they actually use, in the configurations that survive twenty-year tours.
Drum Cases & Bags
LD Percussion, Ortola — every kit format
BrowseDrumheads
Remo, Evans, Aquarian — coated and clear
BrowseSticks & Mallets
Agner, On-Stage — drumsticks and timpani mallets
BrowseStands & Hardware
Snare stands, cymbal stands, hi-hat clutches
BrowseConcert Accessories
Mallet shafts, triangle clips, replacement parts
BrowseHand Percussion
Cajons, congas, shakers, world-music essentials
BrowseTiered For Every Stage
Student. Pro. The Right Drum For Right Now.
A nine-year-old picking up a snare for the first time and a DCI snare line section leader want different things. We carry both ends — and the long middle.
Hand-Picked
Editor's Choice
The horns we'd buy ourselves if we were starting today.
The Whole Roster · 25 Brands
All Percussion Brands
Every maker we carry — drum builders, cymbal smiths, drumhead specialists, stick makers, hardware and case houses. Tap any name to read their story and shop their line.
Instruments4 brands
Cymbals2 brands
Drumheads3 brands
Sticks3 brands
Cases3 brands
Categories3 brands
Frequently Asked
Questions Worth Answering
For most beginners on a kit, Remo Ambassador (coated, single-ply) is the safe choice — durable, broad tonality, the sound most music has been recorded with. Move to Pinstripe (double-ply, oil-damped) for a warmer, more controlled tone, or Emperor (double-ply, no damping) for stadium-rock projection. On marching snare, Falams or Black Suede Hazy. On orchestral timpani, Remo Renaissance hazy.
Hickory is the standard — flexible, durable, with a naturally lively rebound. Most pros stick with hickory across genres. Oak is harder, denser, and produces a brighter sound; favored by some metal and marching players for its volume and durability. The wood matters less than the model: 5A is the all-purpose default; 5B is chunkier; 7A is lighter for jazz; 2B is heavier for marching. Agner makes excellent versions of all of them.
Snare batter every 1-3 months for a gigging player; every 6-12 months for a casual one. Bass drum batter every 6-12 months. Toms can go 1-2 years if they still tune cleanly. Resonant heads last 2-3x longer than batters. Signs to change: dent in the center, dull tone, can't tune the head evenly across the lugs.
Cast cymbals (Bosphorus, the high end of all major brands) are made from poured B20 bronze, hand-hammered or machine-hammered. They have complex overtones and develop character with age. Sheet cymbals are stamped from rolled bronze sheets — lighter, cheaper, more uniform but less complex. Pro players almost always own cast. Marching and student lines often use sheet.
Moongel and o-rings are the bedrock — adhesive damping on the head, easy to move, pro studio standard. Felt strips for marching snare. Pillows or comforters in the bass drum for tighter punch. Avoid duct tape on the head — it leaves residue and damps inconsistently. The goal is usually to remove ringing without killing the fundamental tone.
Xylophone (rosewood bars, no resonators or simple tubes) — bright, percussive, the orchestral piccolo of mallets. Marimba (rosewood bars over wood resonators) — warm, dark, the contrabass of mallets. Vibraphone (aluminum bars, motorized fans, sustain pedal) — singing, jazz-flavored, the soloistic mallet voice. All three need different mallet hardness — soft for marimba bass, hard for xylophone, medium for vibe.
Hard cases for the snare (it's the most expensive) and bass drum (largest impact target). Padded gig bags for toms. Loosen tension rods 2 turns before flying — the pressure changes during travel can warp shells. For cymbals, a dedicated cymbal vault (LD Percussion, Offworld) — never pile cymbals stacked uncovered.
Offworld's Outlander and Aurora are the gold standard — felt-coated, stick-friendly, multiple density zones. RealFeel by Evans is a great budget pick. For travel, the Offworld VAMP fits in a stick bag. Pad practice should be 50%+ of your warm-up time — it's how you build hand-stroke consistency without waking your neighbours.
Personal Service
Need help choosing? Talk to a specialist.
Every drum, cymbal, and stick we sell is play-tested or hand-vetted before it ships. If you're weighing a Bosphorus Master against a New Orleans crash, or trying to decide between Remo Ambassador and Pinstripe heads, or speccing a marching snare carrier — we'll be on the phone in five minutes.
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A stick rests on a head. The head rests on a shell. The shell sits on a stand. Whichever drum, cymbal, or mallet instrument you have been waiting your whole life to play — we're here to help you choose it.