Snare Beds redux (-MIKE- or whomever)

[Pete Pemberton]

Took a little trip to one of my student's homes last night to help them
change out heads, tune etc. The kit was a Pacific with the satin stain
finish. Heavy thickish shells, decent bearing edges, self tapping
rods?, some were very hard to turn but not stripped, pain in the tush.

Anyway, had trouble with the snare then inspected the snare bed, and
yes, there was no snare bed. So the dad is a contractor/woodworker so I
am sure he won't have any trouble creating on in the wood shell. I am
recommending a wood rasp to get the bulk out, maybe a small plane, then
sandpaper. Dad wasn't home so I will talk to him about this Monday.

Thoughts? Router? Teeth?

PP

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Post by Steve Turner
I've never been too keen on snare beds with "stark" designs: steep
ramps, deep rounded depressions, heavy crimps, or whatever. I can't
stand having to place undo tension in that area just to get the heads to
conform to the bed, or even *heating* the heads to get them to shrink
into place (ack!). That seems totally ridiculous to me, and for what
purpose?

The reason I tend to make a discernible (stark) snare bed is because
after making several dozen, I found that the snares I play that I made
that way have every little sympathetic buzz. The snares I play on house
kits or on another dudes kits (opening band) that have a barely
noticeable bed, always seem to buzz and buzz at every little sound.

(seems way too civil in here, compared to that other joint we hang in) :-)

[Pete Pemberton]

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Post by Steve Turner
I've never been too keen on snare beds with "stark" designs: steep
ramps, deep rounded depressions, heavy crimps, or whatever. I can't
stand having to place undo tension in that area just to get the heads
to conform to the bed, or even *heating* the heads to get them to
shrink into place (ack!). That seems totally ridiculous to me, and for
what purpose?

The reason I tend to make a discernible (stark) snare bed is because
after making several dozen, I found that the snares I play that I made
that way have every little sympathetic buzz. The snares I play on house
kits or on another dudes kits (opening band) that have a barely
noticeable bed, always seem to buzz and buzz at every little sound.
(seems way too civil in here, compared to that other joint we hang in) :-)

Sounds like I need to get the ddrum snare out and perform some surgery
on it. Forgot about the sympathetic vibe angle re: snare beds. Can I
get a duh? When I use my 10" (which I haven't been because of this) and
when I hit it, sounds like IT has snare wires on it! ha

pp