Making my own mesh snare.

[thedude400]

I'm having a hoot of a time trying to find a decent 12" used mesh e-snare anywhere online without paying an arm and a leg. New Roland TD-120's are between $350 and $500, Pintech's are $300 new. I've searched a bit on the forums and found some pretty good DIY's on making a simple kit but not too much on making mesh snares. I've already got a budget edrum kit now but I'd like to add more natural feeling snare to it.

I've got an old slingerland snare shell and I came across these 2 products.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pintech-Trigger...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://www.wwbw.com/Roland-Mesh_V_R...-6680-DD11-98CA-001422107090&mr:referralID=NA

Obviously there won't be a rim shot but that's ok for me. Has anyone made their snare this way, is it as easy as it sounds to set up a nice snare with a shell, a trigger, and a mesh head? I'd like to try because I can't justify spending $400 on a 12" mesh snare.

 

[patrick29]

You can make a trigger that will work just as well, using a $1 piezo element and a bit of speaker wire. Make a cross-brace out of wood, mount the piezo under a foam cone (vdrums.com for cone info) that will pick up the head's strike and transfer the vibration to the piezo, and you're all set.

You can also make your own mesh heads for much cheaper than $40 each. If you DO decide to buy one from Roland (check out Hart dynamics too..they're probably cheaper), do yourself a favor and get some soft screen and cover the head with it (using the rim to hold it down) to protect that head. It'll play just as well, and you won't ruin the head. You can change out the screen when it wears down.

Or, just use the screen for the head. vdrums.com is your friend and source.