Walnut Stave Snare Drum Sound Check

[LaLeLuLea1]

It sounds soft :)

I like

[Iandrummer071]

I want to start making my own snare, yet the price i priced out was about $460! for that price, i would get two very decent snares brand new! the lugs price were like $7 EACH! pretty expensive.. and they were the exact same ones as yours! where'd you get yours? thanks!

[Phrase]

@Iandrummer071

Yeah, tube lugs are usually pretty expensive. I'm based in Scotland, UK, so I don't know very many suppliers in the USA. I have heard of one big shop in the USA called Drum Foundry, who seem to have some pretty good prices on their website. Give them a try, or have a look on Ebay.

[nick0t33n]

what drum heads you got on this bad boy?

[bryboy123456789]

wow... beautiful

[ulolentot]

sounds a lot like my snare back in school.a very old sonor snare

[moneypker]

nice! your drums sound like Neil Perts :) thats a great complment man :)

[tcbetka]

Gorgeous snare man...great job with it!

[c0d3x001]

i think it could use a little more punch... but for that price it's an amazing sounding snare

[MadShepard]

great sounding drum I'm doing mine from pacific maple burl thanks for sharing loved hearing it. i'll upload when i finish mine. :)

[Mightyhumungus]

nice form  sounds good i like the !st band on ur shirt Bonham huh

[drumdoc]

great sounding snare and great technique also

[EZCreepin]

wow, can you tell me how you do those stroke rolls at the beginning, they sound just like bill ward and john bonham, i havent played in 2 years and im really rusty and need some help again lol

[derwoody1]

amazing......

one of your many humble apprentices is curious.....how much for the shell and hardware?

[Phrase]

@derwoody1

It cost around £100 for the shell, the lugs were about £40 and the snare mechanism about £20. I used hoops, heads and snare wires from another snare which I don't use very often. The best place to find all the parts is Ebay!

A solid stave shell drum would cost around £400 for a complete snare, so you can save quite a bit by putting it together yourself!

Fraser

[maximusldude]

@Phrase would you be so kind to let me know where did you get the shell?cheers.

[Phrase]

@maximusldude

The shell was made by Keith Thom from Ayrshire in Scotland. I'm not sure if he is still making drum shells, but I noticed from your profile you are from Australia ? Try Ebay (search for "Stave Drum Shell") and you will probably find some drum builders in your area who will be able to supply you with a shell.

[TheDrumChannel]

Wow - great sound from that snare - how much did that cost you?

[darrenzimm]

sick drumming homz.

[drumzgal]

Hey Phrase - fanatastic playing & I'm loving the sound of that snare!!

[jodgey4]

You should put some Earthtone drumheads on it! Absolutely fantastic sound!

[Phrase]

@jodgey4

I've never heard of Earthtone heads. I'll check them out!

Thanks,

Fraser

[xkeisuke1448x]

Brilliant playing!! awesome

[overdriven56]

Great sound and great demo! How is the snare miked? Batter side only?

[Who2Are1You]

i didn't expect that much ring out of that wood shell! it's beefier that metal, but still has that open, ringy sound. did you tune it the way you do your supraphonic?? i still can't get over how amazing it sounds... great snare!

[Phrase]

@Who2Are1You

Thanks.

I usually tune all my snares pretty tight. It is actually a bit too ringy for me even though it's a two ply Emporer coated head on top. Would be even more ringy with an Ambassador! I may need to use a bit of moongel to control it in future, but didn't wanna use it for this video so you can hear the real sound of the drum!

[PlanetGemini]

@Phrase

Yeah a piece of moonget or gaft tape will clear that up no problem. But, you might want to record it with that ring and take it out later in the mix. It sounds great mic'd. Sometimes the mics hear things differently then the ears.

[MrMusic95]

Sweeet!

[PlanetGemini]

Nice job... and well tuned.. that's more important that most people give credit for.

[Phrase]

Thanks for all the comments folks!

Glad you like the drum as much as I do!

Fraser

[whitetooth96]

2:25 - 3:20 - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp :)

[conchers]

bien

[stinkbug2012]

Sweetness.

[cnewman99]

Sounds amazing man!

[TheDigitalMafia]

Wicked sounding man, I love how its wood but still has that Metal Kangy sound. beautiful drum.

[amccann7]

wow! sounds awesome!

[ProcolHarum1967]

Nice sound.