The Vic Firth SGZN is a birch drumstick for concert and orchestral percussion, listed by Vic Firth as the Symphonic Collection -- Greg Zuber Nothung Drumsticks. It is .673″ (17.1 mm) in diameter and 17.008″ (432 mm) long. It has a wood acorn tip and a long taper. It is the signature model of drummer Greg Zuber.
The drumstick silhouette is drawn to scale — length and diameter exactly as published — and the dotted lines mark every 100 mm from the butt end on the left. The outline follows the maker's taper class and tip shape.
Figures as published by the maker. Sticks specified in inches are held in millimetres here, so the inch column is converted back from mm to three decimals; “—” means the maker publishes no value.
Diameter
.673″ (17.1 mm)
Length
17.008″ (432 mm)
Wood / material
Birch (Laminated Birch)
Tip shape
Acorn
Tip material
Wood
Taper
Long
Finish
Natural
Weight
—
Category
Concert
Series
Symphonic Collection
Signature model
Greg Zuber signature
Genre tags
Concert / orchestral
Model number (SKU)
SGZN
Brand
Vic Firth
Drummers who play this stick 1
Drummers the maker itself lists as playing this model. Each name links to their entry in the drummer directory.
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.
AcornTip shape
A near-round nose on a fuller body. You keep the clear articulation of a ball tip but gain some width and volume in the sound.
Vic FirthBrand
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.
ConcertUse
For orchestra and wind band. Concert snare sticks and the like, designed around quiet articulation and fine control.
ConcertGenre
Tags models presented for classical and wind band work. Concert snare sticks graded carefully from the quietest strokes up to full volume.