![]() ![]() Original Certificate of Authenticity - complete with tear off to register the drum Original Green Case Included -Slight tear on the front (please see the picture) Place of Reclamation - Pike’s Bay, Bayfield, WI This is a very special opportunity to get an incredibly special snare drum.ġ4 x 5.5 Lake Superior Timeless Tibre Solid Birch Shell Snare Drum The original Green Craviotto Leather Case, Signed by Johnny Craviotto Certificate of Authenticity and original Snare Wire is all included too. ![]() The drum is in immaculate condition, the original snare side Hazy Craviotto head is still fitted, we have fitted a new Pure Sound snare wire and Remo Skyntone Batter head. Now 17 years on since this incredible drum was crafted, it is a looking for a new home. Made from the only wood of this type, vintage and quality that still exists on Earth, this Craviotto solid shell snare drum has been custom-crafted from a single piece of this hand-selected “Timeless Timber’ to create a totally unique musical instrument that is unmatched in tone, appearance and performance. In 2002 this under-water treasure was discovered and reclaimed by the Lake Superior Water-Logged Lumber Company. There they rested for decades, perfectly preserved by the low temperature and oxygen content of the water. ![]() But then, as the logs were floated down the lake to local sawmills, some became water-logged and sank to the bottom. As the trees were felled each lumberjack placed his registered sawyer’s mark on the log to identify both the cutter and the year of harvest. These Maple, Oak, Birch and Ash trees had been growing for hundreds and hundreds of years - sheltered by a canopy of taller Pines and untouched by the hand of man. the forests of the Great Lakes region of North America were clear-cut to make the lumber to build America’s towns and cities. This is a Craviotto Lake Superior Birch Snare Drum number 42 of 100.ĭuring the period from 1870 to 1920 A.D. Here we have something incredibly special and super rare to find in the UK. ![]()
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