Rene Barthen Interview on Drum Talk TV

Rene Barthen joins Dan Shinder on Drum Talk TV for an interview about The Blackwell, a snare drum he designed and made in honor of the memory of John Blackwell Jr. It is being auctioned off, and the auction proceeds will go to the Tampa General Hospital, where John was being treated. The auction is happening here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/126473088663

"THE BLACKWELL" Snare Drum specs:
SIZE: 14x5.5
SHELL:: One piece steel 4mm shell with reinforcement rings with 45° bearing edges.
HOOPS: Chrome Die-Cast
STRAINER: Dixon PDSM-50
LUGS: Gold/Brass Tube lugs with butt-end
HEADS: Beaterside Aquarian
single plyTexture Coated.
Snareside: Aquarian Hi-performance Resonant.

With a lot of Purple accents like washers snarestrap screws
Dixon provides a custom snarebag and a drum Throne with a cotton seat in John's favourite colour's.
Dixon provides a custom snarebag and a drum Throne with a cotton seat
Turkish Cymbals provides a full set of John's Signature cymbals that includes:
1x 21inch Ride
1x 13 inch hihat set
1x 19 inch China
1x. 18 inch thin crash