12” aluminium caixa, a traditional Brazilian snare-type drum played with sticks, is a staple piece with any Samba band. It has synthetic heads for bright, penetrating tones, and cutting rim shots. Its role is to be played as a fast and high counterpoint line to the deeper Surdos and middle range Repenique. This caixa has an extra deep shell for a full sound. The snare is made from a pair of guitar strings secured with a special tension device. The rims are secured with six countersunk tuning lugs. All edges are smoothly finished for player comfort. The hardware is chrome plated for enduring great looks. The caixa comes equipped with heads that have Meinl’s logo printed on the underside. This patented technique assures the logo ink will not rub off onto sticks and make smear marks on the head. A tuning key is included. Dimensions: 12” x 6” (305 x 152 mm).