Peace Drum Debuts Kahuna Series 100% Bubinga Drum Kits

Known for its rich appearance and figured grain, high density, and rock-like hardness, bubinga, also known as African rosewood, is likewise highly regarded for its acoustic properties. As a tone wood, bubinga has a wide frequency response, covering the audio spectrum from deep, clear lows to lots of bright top end. That's why bubinga is used in pianos and guitars. It makes great furniture as well as being a first rate choice for sound quality. Its extreme hardness, however, makes it difficult to form into drum shells.

Most manufacturers shy away from such a formidable challenge, and typically, companies that offer a bubinga kit downplay the fact that their bubinga is only a veneer. The new Peace Kahuna series is all bubinga - 9 plies of hand selected bubinga for tone, volume, appearance, and sheer strength.

Named for the title given the high priest in the pre-colonial island kingdom of Hawaii, the term was later appropriated by local surfers to identify the leader or master surfer of a group or club. Likewise, Peace's Kahuna kit is top echelon - drums for the master blaster. Features include rims mounts toms, offset tom and bass drum lugs, die-cast snare hoops, and batter side heads fitted with Remo Pinstripes.

The Kahuna series is offered as a shell pack in four distinct, resplendent finishes that variously highlight the figured grain and the deep, rich wood tones.

Newcastle Brown finish shells additionally have an ornamental ring inlaid on each shell for a regal appearance. MSRP is $3599.