New snare in the works...

[Ibilddrums]

This one will be nice and simple, a classic.
I'm making this for myself, but it might go up for sale after a while... I don't know.... we'll see.

I love the sound of walnut. This shell is a 5x13 solid black walnut stave shell.
The hardware will be here on Wednesday, which will be Black Tube lugs and black hoops.
I got the Black R Class strainer today...
The finish will be a simple satin oil finish...

Like I said, I'm building this for myself but I might sell it after a little while...
If anyone on here thinks this is a shell you can't live without in your aresenal
hit me up in the next couple of days and we might work something out...

A standard snare like this will usually sell for about $500-$600.. Can't give an exact price now because
I have some other alterations in mind that I have not committed to yet....

In any case here's a couple of snapshots of the shell in question....

[Eccentric-Rhythm]

Nice Shell! Cant wait til I see the finished product.

[theLearner]

that snare seems like its gonna turn out like dis

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?actionfiltered=download&ufid=DBBFE2BA149422AA&rcpt=dream_balla007@yahoo.ca

How does walnut sound? can someone describe it?
And does anyone know how Ronald Bruner Jr. Gets his snare to sound like this? :
listen:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?actionfiltered=download&ufid=EF980C9025E1F57D&rcpt=dream_balla007@yahoo.ca

[Ibilddrums]

that snare seems like its gonna turn out like dis

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?actionfiltered=download&ufid=DBBFE2BA149422AA&rcpt=dream_balla007@yahoo.ca

How does walnut sound? can someone describe it?
And does anyone know how Ronald Bruner Jr. Gets his snare to sound like this? :
listen:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?actionfiltered=download&ufid=EF980C9025E1F57D&rcpt=dream_balla007@yahoo.ca

Sorry man... I get nothing when I click your links...

[fretai03]

Looking good man!

[SabianKnight]

that snare seems like its gonna turn out like dis

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?actionfiltered=download&ufid=DBBFE2BA149422AA&rcpt=dream_balla007@yahoo.ca

How does walnut sound? can someone describe it?
And does anyone know how Ronald Bruner Jr. Gets his snare to sound like this? :
listen:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?actionfiltered=download&ufid=EF980C9025E1F57D&rcpt=dream_balla007@yahoo.ca

Refer to Ronald's article in Modern Drummer July 2006.. He talks about his drum tuning. I don't remember specifics.

[JoeLove]

ronald uses 13x7, 14x5.5 and sometimes 12x4 tama maple starclassics with reinforcement rings.

he uses coated heads tuned high high high.

basically tune as a high as you can before it sounds choked and have the snares loosened off more than you'd think; that adds a little sustain to the short dry sound you get with tight snares.

[SabianKnight]

that snare seems like its gonna turn out like dis

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?actionfiltered=download&ufid=DBBFE2BA149422AA&rcpt=dream_balla007@yahoo.ca

How does walnut sound? can someone describe it?
And does anyone know how Ronald Bruner Jr. Gets his snare to sound like this? :
listen:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?actionfiltered=download&ufid=EF980C9025E1F57D&rcpt=dream_balla007@yahoo.ca

Specifically Ronald states in his Modern Drummer July/2006 article....

pg. 91 , July 2006, Modern Drummer Magazine - Ronald Brunner Jr.
REMO Emperor on snare batters clear Ambassadors on the snare side.....  "I tune for attack rather than tone. I like my drums to smack. I am not into ringing, open-tone toms, like what Dave Weckl pioneered.....But I'm into attack, almost like a full kit of snare drums..... I tune my kit a little more jazzy than other cats who play fusion. I tune my rack toms a little higher to focus on the highs and mid frequencies.... MD: How do you tune your toms high and not get a ringing sound?  For the toms, I keep the bottom heads fairly loose and the top heads tighter For my bass drum, I like a little bit of a jazzy tone. So I tune it kind of high, especially the batter head. And both heads on my snare are cranked pretty high.... It's all about having an identifiable sound. If you don't have a sound, you are not going to stick out. Your drums are an extension of your personality. And you can tell how a cat is going to play by their personality... It's important to know who you are and put that on the drumset"

[theLearner]

thanks.....i remember that part, i read dat a while back

[theLearner]

Sorry man... I get nothing when I click your links...

sorry.....here is the pic:
http://download.yousendit.com/F9C25D5B660C6553


and here is a track (i wanna know how to get that snare sound):
http://download.yousendit.com/4AF145A5664B9795