Pearl Free Floating Brass Piccolo Snare – 14" x 3.5" – Late 80s/Early 90s – All Original

Pearl Free Floating Brass Piccolo Snare – 14" x 3.5" – Late 80s/Early 90s – All Original

Up for sale is a late-80s / early-90s Pearl Free Floating Brass Piccolo snare drum, the classic 14" x 3.5" model from the early era of Free Floaters. This is the highly regarded Taiwan-built brass version featuring round posts, extended snare wires with bottom hoop guards, and the SR-010 dual-adjust strainer, placing it squarely in Pearl’s Second Generation Free Floater period.
This drum is 100% original, right down to the factory heads and wires, and is in excellent condition for its age.

Key Features & Specifications
• Shell: 1mm brass Free-Floating shell (metal shell isolated from hardware)
• Size: 14" x 3.5"
• Era: Late 1980s to Early 1990s (2nd-Generation Free Floater)
• Badge: Original all-brass rectangular badge with sharp edges, black engraved text:
“Pearl / Brass Shell / Made in Taiwan”
• Hoops: Original die-cast hoops
• Posts: Round tension posts (Gen-2 feature)
• Strainer: Pearl SR-010 dual-adjust (adjustable on both strainer & butt side)
• Snare Wires: Original extended-length Free Floating wires with large bottom hoop guards
• Heads:
o Original Pearl batter head
o Original Pearl snare-side head
• Origin: Made in Taiwan

Sound
This era of brass Free Floaters is famous for its:
• Crisp, articulate cut
• Fast response at all dynamics
• Wide tuning range
• Classic late-80s piccolo crack
• Excellent rimshot consistency from die-cast hoops
The free-floating chassis lets the thin brass shell speak openly, giving a bright, projecting voice that records extremely well.

Condition
Excellent vintage condition.
• Shell is clean with only minor age-appropriate marks
• Die-cast hoops remain true
• SR-010 strainer and butt operate smoothly
• Free Floating chassis is solid and unmessed-with
• All originality intact — a rare find for this era
No modifications. No extra holes. No swapped parts.
A remarkably well-preserved brass piccolo Free Floater.