Thick aluminium shells, rich warm tones with strength and beauty to boot. These hard-wearing surdos from world-renowned Samba specialists, Ivsom, are as good as it gets, when it comes to getting that authentic samba sound.
 
Hide head on the playing side and nylon on the resonator head on all sizes except the 24", which comes with hide heads on both ends.
This is a very common and great-sounding head combination.
 
Feel free to get in touch if you have any surdo questions. We'll be happy to tell you some secrets we have learned to help with getting the best sound from the drums.
 
Each samba school has its surdo set up and way to achieve the sound they want. Some use a nylon head on the bottom and hide on top. Almost all utilise a sheet of plastic with their logo printed on, and placed on top of the playing head. Some just have hide on both ends.
 
Whether you play surdo de premeira, segunda or terceira or surdo mor, this is the drum that will give you the traditional bass drum sound that shakes brazils streets, samba clubs and bars. 
 
Select from sizes 16" 18" 20" 22" & 24"
 
HERE we also stock a wide range of surdo beaters in different sizes, colours and designs
 
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