Ludwig piccolo snare...pos or not?

[scrubs]

So, since Brooks Mays is closing all their stores, I went to the local one to see what they had...mostly used band instruments...all the other stuff was pretty much gone. I had been thinking about getting a glockenspiel/bell set and they had some used Ludwig/Rogers sets and made me a reasonable deal. Included in the set was a Ludwig piccolo snare shell with hoops, but no tension rods or heads. Does anybody have one of these or an opinion about them? In general, I'm anti-piccolo snare for no real reason other than they seem to sound annoying on recordings, but since I have the shell, I thought I might buy some heads and tension rods and see what it sounds like. It's like the one in the picture below. Any opinions?

 

[heroics321]

Those Ludwig bell kits are fun. If it's priced decent, it'd be a good little add-on for your current kit. Those snares aren't too shabby with some good heads on them, as long as it's not out of round or anything. I tend to hate piccolos for recording too, but they do their part as a side snare and can be fun for intricite hi-hat/snare work. Also, a lot of grindcore bands like them because it gives them more control when doing blasts. I say, why not, at the least... it's always fun to play with your bells.

 

[andycerrone]

Another thing you can do is take off the chain and tighten the heads so it sounds like a steel drum, and have it sit off to the left of your hi-hat for rocksteady/reggae stuff.