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Corpsmaster Snare -- MS4 Magnum Snare Drumsticks ／ Corpsmaster Snare
The Vic Firth MS4 is a birch drumstick for marching percussion, listed by Vic Firth as the Corpsmaster Snare -- MS4 Magnum Snare Drumsticks. It is .685″ (17.4 mm) in diameter and 16.260″ (413 mm) long. It has a wood other tip and a medium taper.
| Diameter | .685″ (17.4 mm) |
|---|---|
| Length | 16.260″ (413 mm) |
| Wood / material | Birch (Laminated Birch) |
| Tip shape | Other (Taj Mahal) |
| Tip material | Wood |
| Taper | Medium |
| Finish | Natural |
| Weight | — |
| Category | Marching |
| Series | Corpsmaster Snare |
| Signature model | — |
| Genre tags | Marching |
| Model number (SKU) | MS4 |
| Brand | Vic Firth |
Nearly all the birch here is laminated birch: thin plies glued together. It's very heavy and very strong, which is why it turns up in loud marching and concert models.
Shapes outside the categories listed here. Names like Custom, Disc, Taj Mahal and rubber tips are kept exactly as the maker wrote them.
Founded 1963 in New England, the world's largest stickmaker. Its founder was principal timpanist of the Boston Symphony. Merged with Zildjian in 2010. Japan distribution: Pearl.
For marching bands. Built thick, long and heavy for outdoor volume, which usually makes them far too much stick for a drum set.
Tags models presented for marching. Thick, long and heavy is the norm, since they have to carry outdoors.