The drum is ok but the fitted reso head was so warped and crinkly that the drum was unusable and couldn't be tuned properly. The snare mechanism was loose, as was the odd nut inside the drum. NOT Thomann's fault, this is how it came from the factory. If you put new heads top and bottom and are ok with the loose feel of the snare adjusting mechanism then this drum should be fine. It's a nice size for converting to an E-drum with a mesh head and trigger. That will be much nicer than using smaller electronic mesh or rubber pads. Take off the snare wires, take off the bottom reso head, cut the mylar from the reso, refit it so the drum has a head-rim inside and then the drum will look normal and not weird with the bottom hoop missing. Voila ! AND .. If the snare adjusting mechanism rattles, remove it as it's simply bolted-on.