This is the black beauty shell, a heavy 2 pc brass shell - much desired. This drum is owned by a pro drummer and it is set up to play all night long without breaking down. The Nickel Plated all-brass Hoops are hard to find and usually go for 140- the pair when found. Strainer holds for heavy backbeats. The shell has no extra holes - the largish one is original and goes back to when a heater element was inside the drum to keep the calf heads in tune on a humid day. People, this is a hundred+ year old drum that sounds great. Snares are Sonor - they can be set to sound tight or loosey-goosey. Shipping is to US or Canada only. Please ask any questions you might have. Thanks