Tagged As: How To Make A Snare Drum
Question:
I was browsing through the group here and ran across a link to a drum that looked like it was made from pieces of wood joined together to form a snare drum. I had a wild thought of trying to make the same type of thing, but using 3/4 MDF (medium density fiberboard). This would make for one heavy drum that should have no or very little shell vibration. One thing I need to know is where can I find some pics of bearing edges? And would it even be possible to put a bearing edge on material that is 3/4 thick?
Answer:
Funny that this post came up today........I was just listening to an old recording that used a snare I built. The sound was incredible. The dynamics, everything was just great. The way it handled buzzes and jazz stuff was incredible too. I sure lost a lot of depth in that area by switching to e-drums. Anyway......I used a Maple TDR marching drum, cut down to 8 or 10 inches. I prefer to have a shell that resonates, because I believe that the fundamental pitch, and all good tone comes from the shell. It really is similar to a violin. I don't think MDF would hold a bearing edge. If I was considering making a shell and doing bearing edges, I'd take a look at the canopus drum site, to start. These guys seem to have good insight about building drums. (especially when sound is the only concern) Many other examples of edges can also be found with a quick search. Vince www.vindrums.com i can't tell you how many remo snare drums i've seen with shells that have buckled and edges that have basically folded over. and remo's shell material is denser than mdf, afaik.
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