Hi Stevie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I very much doubt that you are around after nearly three years !, but I've bumped this question up to tie in with my request for info on a suitable snare head.

This drum is a 14" x 3" (not 4" as you state) and is called Snapper. Ajax were a well respected British manufacturer of drums in the past, notably 50's 60's and also produced the Edgeware series which seems to feature in questions on this forum.

As you can see there is VERY little room for maneouvre between head and lugs.

The 5" version was called Piper, and 4" Pipperette, I believe, please correct me if I'm wrong. There is a web site which I'm sure somebody more computer literate than I can link to this.

As for value, I'm not telling... but I'm not selling... I'm playing...

It is indeed an Ajax Snapper.

You ideally need an old "everplay" head as made and distributed by Premier in the old days.

I hear rumours that Ludwig and Attack heads have that shallow shoulder too, but I've yet to find that for certain myself.

FYI I too have a lovely little Snapper which I need to put back together having sourced a couple of used but good condition Everplays!

Remo also makes heads with no drop down and some of their heads have a shallower collar height. Alternate heads that may be around , which have a short collar are the old Sonor ones that had a very narrow aluminum hoop and the twin mallet logo. They were designed to work on some very narrow drums.

see Stevie Cosmic, good things come to those who wait...6 yearsCool Dude