How to make a stave snare drum.

the process of making a 14' x 7.5' teak stave snare drum.
comment for any details i missed.
Watch for the sound clip comparing the sound of my snare to my reference. It will be up soon.
Thanks to Smiley for the inspiration.
Handcrafted by Tom Monaghan February 2010

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[mikeisametalhead]

about how much did this cost

[tmonozy]

@mikeisametalhead ... the cost is there at the end @ 9:14, and the breakdown is just before it.

[blahblibidyblahblah]

you get the 9 degree angle by calling the 90 degree "Zero" it's then 9 degrees off that. btw: beautiful shell, but I'm wondering what the sound is like having even tension set on the bottom and top heads..? Did you have to use a a normal top head for the underside or is it just a super stretched bottom head? Hopefully, I'll have something up about the drum I'm making now. Using Mai Kelat which is a Malaysian wood. I live in Thailand, and there're few woods that can stand up to the weather

[tmonozy]

@blahblibidyblahblah thanks man. i have been tuning both heads pretty tight. sounds sort of like a chambers snare, but a little more resonant. i am using a resonant snare head but i cant remember which type. looking forward to your video.

Tom

[satanicpunker182]

Does the sanding process occur on the inside of the shell aswell?

[thecoolestdad]

I think you did a great job.Was this your first snare to build?If so you did a really good job for your first time.I do like how you used the plastic spacer strips to compensate for the shell being a little small.But might I suggest,replace the plastic strips with wood strip spacers and stain and seal them in a little different shade than the shell and it will make it stand out tremendously.But either way,I love your work.

[jackthedrummer96]

@tmonozy oh yeh and where did u get the badge?

[jackthedrummer96]

@tmonozy no spam intended, but thanks to your help i made my own snare. check out my vid, i mentioned u in the description. :)

[SyqLAWL]

nice dude, i can hella respect this shit, i do not have the patience to conduct something like this. nice work, looks good

[MickyArmageddon]

Hi, blocks how much are large? Not deep, large ;) on their longer and shorter side... thanks :)

[Phrase]

Nice work Tom, I bought a Walnut shell for my snare and just fitted all the parts. I'd like to have a go at making my own shells though.  I also love Smiley's videos! He is the master...

[Phrase]

@xzibit2313

Number of staves required depends on the number of lugs you want on the drum. If you want 8 lugs, probably best to go for 16 or 24 staves so there will be a lug fixed to every other stave or every third stave. If you are using 10 lugs, then 20 or 30 staves would be ideal. As for the angle for the edges - divide 360 by the number of staves you want to use. That will give you the angle difference between each stave and the one next to it. Divide that by 2 to get the edge angle.