DATELINE, Nasville, TN -- Representative for Tama Drums Terry Bissett announced at Summer NAMM that the drum manufacturer would be taking steps to help stimulate the sagging shell kit economy. According to Bissett, the manufacture is tapping into its Bubinga Reserves, hoping that by introducing small amounts of the rare percussive commodity, the shell market be able to right itself after a first quarter rife with sagging tempos and flat overtones. When a reporter asked about the connections between Tama's financial support of militarily aggressive shell kits and the unfavorable international sentiment regarding the shell kit market, Bissett refused to comment.