Maple snare drum rims

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Okay,I have another "find" I want to share with everybody. A few weks ago I tried maple rims on my old Slingerland snare.I really liked them but they cost me $100 for a set (Yamahas).

I recently got another snare shell (a Kellar 10 ply) and I wanted maple rims for his one, but I'm feeling poor. I spoke to Dennis at LI Drum Center and he sold me a pair of Pacific maple hoops for
$30.

These are really well made and inexpensive. They differ from the Yamahas in that they are all wood, not wood over metal. They sound great! Why do I like the maple
rims? They are awesome for cross-stick work and give really nice solid rimshots.
.....Those of you with 8 lug snares can't use them tho. They are only made for 10 lugs.
 
that's a great find! i've got a mid-60s ludwig gold sparkle snare as my main snare....it's not great, but gives me a good crack....but it's really anemic on cross-stick work. it's 8-lug, though.

i've been thinking about picking up a nice snare at some point.....i mean, aside from the kick, that's the drum you smack the most--it oughta be the best drum in the kit.


thanks for sharing!
wade
 
That's funny, I bought a pair of these from LI Drums too when he was listing them on ebay in a dutch auction (they had a bunch). For some stupid reason, I was sure that my Sonor snare was 10 lug, but when the hoops got to my house I realized that it was only an 8. ARGH! I think the Sonar really deserves cast hoops anyway, if anyone knows of a good deal on those lemme know.

Now, I've been keeping my eye out on ebay/pawn shops for a 10 lug snare to match the hoops! Theres an old chrome 70's Ludwig in town that I've had my eye on, but it's strainer was switched for a Rogers (read extra holes drilled- yuck).

These hoops, I'm believe, are Pacific (DWs Asian branch). After looking at a Pacific snare with them at Guitar Catan, I'm convinced that that's true. I played around with the one at GC for a while, and was pretty impressed with the sound. They wanted like $80 just for the hoops, so the LI deal is definitly a bargain.

"give really nice solid rimshots" (no pun intended right?)

Enjoy them,

J
 
Hey Rimshot!

How are these for retaining the versatility of a snare? I'm done with die-cast hoops. I'm on my second snare now with them and once again, it will only respond to high "cracky" tuning. I'll defintely grab some 2.3 mm flanged hoops but was thinking about giving these a try. Are they rather lightweight, therefore allowing some body?

(If anyone wants a pair of Pearl Mastercast 14" 10 lug hoops, let me know ;) )
 
Hi theletterq,
They're very versatile and you don't really have to dig that deep to get a good rimshot and they are more forgiving of stick placement on cross-stick (although that's something I pride myself on). All in all they impart a much warmer tone to the snare and rid you of the metalic sound you get from steel rims and allow the snare wires to do their job without that ringing you can sometimes get. I sometimes play stick click patterns on the snare rim and the sound of wood on wood is a slightly different voice than I'm used to, I like it. I have decided to use these as my primary snares, but I wll change off to one of my snares with metal rims if the music wants it.
If you play with your sticks real low and parallel to the head, you'll have to adjust a bit because
you'll find yourself clipping the rim more than usual (they're much wider). Other than that, it plays like any other snare but with a warmer tone.
 
If anyone is looking for a better cross-stick, the Yamaha Groove Wedge (available both with and without tamborine jingles) is a nice alternative.
 
Fox said:
If anyone is looking for a better cross-stick, the Yamaha Groove Wedge (available both with and without tamborine jingles) is a nice alternative.
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I agree. I have them and use them on my other snares and they are wonderful for cross-stick.
 
Rim, putting wood hoops on a metal shell is an interesting concept, I have an old Slingerland ten lug snare thet I retired because I just couldnt get the sound out of it that I wanted, maple hoops might just be the resurrection it needs. How do you like the overall tone of the drum the wood hoops offer? I spoke to GC and they had Pacific hoops for $100!!! Do you by chance have a direct link to LI Drums? $30 is more better.
 
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Amped said:
Rim, putting wood hoops on a metal shell is an interesting concept, I have an old Slingerland ten lug snare thet I retired because I just couldnt get the sound out of it that I wanted, maple hoops might just be the resurrection it needs. How do you like the overall tone of the drum the wood hoops offer? I spoke to GC and they had Pacific hoops for $100!!! Do you by chance have a direct link to LI Drums? $30 is more better.
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Hi Amped,
Go to:

www.lidrum.com

They have an on-line store, though I don't know if the prices are the same at the online store.
Incidentally, I picked up a pair of maple rims at GC also and they were $100, but they were the Yamahas, a slightly different animal. Yamahas are maple mounted over a modified steel rim and they are great and durable, but they are made more expensively. Pacific maple rims are solid maple therefore made less expensively. I don't know yet if they wear well, but they sound great. I think your local GC made an error in pricing.
 
Hey Rim!
I ordered a set from LI Drums for $30. cant wait to check them out. The guy at GC specificly said, and I quote, "These are maple ten lug hoops by Pacific, $50 each for top and bottom" So who knows,
Thanks for the info!
By the way, the online price is the same, $29.99 for the set. Too cool!
 
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