NO COMPROMISES SNARE DRUMS
I've been building premium metal snare drums since 2024, working with some of the best craftsmen in the business and sourcing the finest materials I can find.
There's no cutting corners here — not in the craftsmanship, not in the materials. Every drum is one of a kind, built around what each drummer actually wants and needs.
Based in the Czech Republic, shipped anywhere in the world.
RAW BLACK
DIAMOND
14x6 cast bronze
Shell: patinated 3mm cast bronze with 5mm re-rings on the edges
Hardware: Blackened solid brass
Snare wires: Bibin 20 Strand .50mm Stainless Steel
Weight: Yes, it's heavy.
Badge gemstone: Black diamond
Price: 2100 EUR
PINK
SAPPHIRE
14x6,5 aluminium
Shell: 1,5mm seamless aluminium shell finished with hand-applied sparkle lacquer
Hardware: Solid brass
Snare wires: Bibin 20 Strand .40mm Stainless Steel
Weight: Light shell, heavy hardware
Badge gemstone: Pink sapphire
Price: 1500 EUR
AVAILABLE DRUMS
BLACK
DIAMOND
14x6 cast bronze
Shell: 3mm cast bronze with 5mm re-rings on the edges
Hardware: Solid brass
Snare wires: Bibin 20 Strand .30/.40mm Stainless Steel
Weight: Yes, it's heavy.
Badge gemstone: Black diamond
Price: 1900 EUR
(sold to Zlin, Czech rep.)
CHAMPAGNE
DIAMOND
14x6,5 raw copper
Shell: 1,2mm seamless copper
Hardware: Solid brass
Snare wires: Bibin 20 Strand .30/.40mm Stainless Steel
Weight: Heavier than standard drums, but nothing you can't handle.
Badge gemstone: Champagne diamond
Price: 1250 EUR
GREEN TSAVORITE
14x6 aluminium
Shell: 1,5mm seamless aluminium
Hardware: Solid brass
Snare wires: Bibin 20 Strand .30/.40mm Stainless Steel
Weight: Light shell, heavy hardware.
Badge gemstone: Tsavorite
Price: 1200 EUR
GALLERY OF PAST CREATIONS
(sold to Prague, Czech rep.)
(sold to Minneapolis, USA)
CUSTOM ORDER
1. GET AN IDEA
Think about the depth, shell material,
and finish you want. Steel, aluminum, copper, brass, or bronze — classic build
or solid cast shell — every detail is up to you.
2. CONTACT ME
Drop me a message and we'll go through the details together, so the final drum matches exactly what you had in mind.
3. EXPECT THE DRUM
Builds take about two months from order to completion. Once it's done, it ships worldwide — wherever you are, it'll get to you.
ABOUT
I got into this because I wanted to break away from mass-produced drums. That search led me to small-scale makers building unconventional, genuinely unique instruments — and eventually to the specialists behind the components that go into every drum I build.
Each Sykora drum brings together the best parts the custom drum world has to offer. The goal is simple: a snare that sounds as good as it looks.
None of this would be possible without these craftsmen:
Gosto Cvijanovic - seamless shells
Shanming Drumworkshop - cast shells
Cedomir Stefanovic (W.Odd drums) - hardware
Zoran Bibin (Bibin Snare Wire) - snare wires
Michaela Röslerová - badge production
Martin Svoboda - engraving, patina, gemstone rivets
Jiří Trnka (Dabadum) - assembly
Hugo Trkal - photos
Daniel Sýkora - wrangling all these talented friends into one drum.
GET IN TOUCH!
Address
SYKORA SNARE DRUMS
Daniel Sýkora
Soudná 27
506 01 Jičín
Czech Rep.
Contacts
The best ways to reach me are via email or WhatsApp, or simply fill out the contact form here.
00420 773 097 284
sykora.dan@gmail.com