Kuro Snare Mute
The ‘Kuro Snare Mute’ was inspired by drummers who use a wallet on the snare drum to reduce unwanted overtones. The concept was to produce a minimally designed leather mute, made with the very best materials and to last like a great wallet for many years, rather than disposable overtone controls.
After testing and crafting many iterations for sound quality, a discovery of Oak bark tanned leather by J&FJ Bakers (UK), was the perfect selection - it’s one of the world’s finest leathers with incredible tensile strength and delivers a great weighted sound and muted highs. Sound control is dense, fat and solid.
The bridle leather there is tanned in the same traditional way for 600 years using Oak bark and water. Using all natural, locally, and sustainably sourced materials each piece of leather takes over a year to produce and many hours of labour intensive work.
weighted to keep it resting on the drum head
controlled and fat snare sound
saddle stitched
burnished edges
English Oak bark leather
sustainably sourced and carbon neutrally made leather
100% made by hand
Dimensions -
7.5cm x 7.5cm, strap width 16cm x 2cm
2.9” x 2.9”. strap width 6.2” x 0.78”
Weight - 1.8oz
*Please note This may not work for some players who hit extremely hard and was tested up to medium hard playing. Contact for more info.
The ‘Kuro Snare Mute’ was inspired by drummers who use a wallet on the snare drum to reduce unwanted overtones. The concept was to produce a minimally designed leather mute, made with the very best materials and to last like a great wallet for many years, rather than disposable overtone controls.
After testing and crafting many iterations for sound quality, a discovery of Oak bark tanned leather by J&FJ Bakers (UK), was the perfect selection - it’s one of the world’s finest leathers with incredible tensile strength and delivers a great weighted sound and muted highs. Sound control is dense, fat and solid.
The bridle leather there is tanned in the same traditional way for 600 years using Oak bark and water. Using all natural, locally, and sustainably sourced materials each piece of leather takes over a year to produce and many hours of labour intensive work.
weighted to keep it resting on the drum head
controlled and fat snare sound
saddle stitched
burnished edges
English Oak bark leather
sustainably sourced and carbon neutrally made leather
100% made by hand
Dimensions -
7.5cm x 7.5cm, strap width 16cm x 2cm
2.9” x 2.9”. strap width 6.2” x 0.78”
Weight - 1.8oz
*Please note This may not work for some players who hit extremely hard and was tested up to medium hard playing. Contact for more info.
The ‘Kuro Snare Mute’ was inspired by drummers who use a wallet on the snare drum to reduce unwanted overtones. The concept was to produce a minimally designed leather mute, made with the very best materials and to last like a great wallet for many years, rather than disposable overtone controls.
After testing and crafting many iterations for sound quality, a discovery of Oak bark tanned leather by J&FJ Bakers (UK), was the perfect selection - it’s one of the world’s finest leathers with incredible tensile strength and delivers a great weighted sound and muted highs. Sound control is dense, fat and solid.
The bridle leather there is tanned in the same traditional way for 600 years using Oak bark and water. Using all natural, locally, and sustainably sourced materials each piece of leather takes over a year to produce and many hours of labour intensive work.
weighted to keep it resting on the drum head
controlled and fat snare sound
saddle stitched
burnished edges
English Oak bark leather
sustainably sourced and carbon neutrally made leather
100% made by hand
Dimensions -
7.5cm x 7.5cm, strap width 16cm x 2cm
2.9” x 2.9”. strap width 6.2” x 0.78”
Weight - 1.8oz
*Please note This may not work for some players who hit extremely hard and was tested up to medium hard playing. Contact for more info.