Corpsmaster Signature -- Ralph Hardimon Hammer Drumsticks ／ Corpsmaster Snare
⌀.697″(17.7mm)×16.890″(429mm)
The Vic Firth SRH2 is a birch drumstick for marching percussion, listed by Vic Firth as the Corpsmaster Signature -- Ralph Hardimon Hammer Drumsticks. It is .697″ (17.7 mm) in diameter and 16.890″ (429 mm) long. It has a wood barrel tip and a long taper. It is the signature model of drummer Ralph Hardimon.
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.
Vic Firth SRH2 Corpsmaster Signature -- Ralph Hardimon Hammer Drumsticks — full specs
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
.697″ (17.7 mm)
Length
16.890″ (429 mm)
Wood / material
Birch (Laminated Birch)
Tip shape
Barrel
Tip material
Wood
Taper
Long
Finish
Natural
Weight
—
Category
Marching
Series
Corpsmaster Snare
Signature model
Ralph Hardimon signature
Genre tags
Marching
Model number (SKU)
SRH2
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.
BarrelTip shape
Close to a cylinder, with a broad contact area. Cymbals give you thickness ahead of definition, and drums are easy to drive. Common on power-oriented models.
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.
MarchingUse
For marching bands. Built thick, long and heavy for outdoor volume, which usually makes them far too much stick for a drum set.
MarchingGenre
Tags models presented for marching. Thick, long and heavy is the norm, since they have to carry outdoors.