Large case

The large case , as the Case-clear is one of the principal elements of the battery. It is also used independently in the Fanfare S.

It is made up of a cylindrical barrel, two skins (of striking and resonance) and of sound acastillage.

The diameter of the barrel can vary between 18 inches and 26 inches for a large battery box and between 26 and 40 for the large cases of harmony. The large case is played the hand (with a mailloche called stork) and foot, with a pedal, since 1882, thanks to Roger Ludwig. In certain styles of music, one can use a double pedal of large case, which is actuated with the 2 feet, which makes it possible to strike twice more quickly. Another style of pedal makes it possible to strike twice more quickly with only one foot.

The large case has the lowest Fréquence sound of the battery. It is mainly used to give a dynamics by marking the key periods (rock'n'roll) or like rhythmic accompaniment of low and of the melody (Jazz). Some battery have two large cases.

Composition and completion

The materials of manufacture and the level of completion of the large cases vary according to the manufacturer and the range of price. They share the characteristics of the other elements of percussion constitutive of a traditional battery, namely the Tom S and the clear Caisse.

Large case

Composition and completion

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