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Paolo Bertoldo

4x13" 1mm brass shell Orchestra model

specs:
- 1-piece brass shell (1mm) 
- double flanged/hollow/soldered back standard batter- and pointed resonant bearing edges 
- class. crimped type snare beds
- Dresdner type throw-off and butt plate
- 4mm SB hoops
- 8 classic tube lugs
- brass t-rods & washers 
- Hannabach "Orchestra Brilliant" wire-wound silk snares (2 different types)
- natural calf batter head (AK "selected calf" / translucent / tucked on brass flesh hoop)
- owner's & maker's names + date embossed with original 1930s vintage punch-type letters
- princess's name, hand engraved on the inside of the top hoop

hardware finish: polished patina / raw
shell finish: dark "brushed patina" / oil sealed

custom made for Paolo Bertoldo (Italy)
percussionist of La Fenice Orchestra / Venice