Corpsmaster Signature -- Ralph Hardimon "Chop-Out" Practice Drumsticks ／ Corpsmaster Snare
⌀.697″(17.7mm)×16.890″(429mm)
The Vic Firth SRH2CO is a birch drumstick for practice on a drum pad, listed by Vic Firth as the Corpsmaster Signature -- Ralph Hardimon "Chop-Out" Practice Drumsticks. It is .697″ (17.7 mm) in diameter and 16.890″ (429 mm) long. It has a other 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 SRH2CO Corpsmaster Signature -- Ralph Hardimon "Chop-Out" Practice 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
Other (Rubber Tip)
Tip material
—
Taper
Long
Finish
Natural
Weight
—
Category
Practice
Series
Corpsmaster Snare
Signature model
Ralph Hardimon signature
Genre tags
Marching
Model number (SKU)
SRH2CO
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.
OtherTip shape
Shapes outside the categories listed here. Names like Custom, Disc, Taj Mahal and rubber tips are kept exactly as the maker wrote them.
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.
TrainingUse
Practice sticks. Covers both the heavy models for building strength and stamina on a pad, and the light, short ones for beginners and kids.
MarchingGenre
Tags models presented for marching. Thick, long and heavy is the norm, since they have to carry outdoors.