stellar92010
Senior Member
I just got this (84 or 85) Pearl 8x14 Free Floating Maple Snare Drum. the thing is CHERRY. I heard that these where really hard to tune and stuff....but....when i got it, it was tuned really high with evans heads, and had a high pitched ring that made the fillings in my teeth hurt.
threw on new remo heads, tuned it to 83 Batter/80 Reso, and zang! That was the easiest snare I've ever tuned. No exessive ring, and it has crack that will break eardrums. The thing is positively insane sounding. One thing, it has these really weird looking lugs, like hex nuts fused together.
It's going down to the studio tuesday night, I'm going to get a workout on it and have it set up--but I dont think it needs it. Now if I can find 8x14 brass and aluminum shells for it I'll be set for life.
With crack and tone like this, who needs a Reference Snare? I was going to get one but I think reference met its match (at least to my ears.)
Pics....
threw on new remo heads, tuned it to 83 Batter/80 Reso, and zang! That was the easiest snare I've ever tuned. No exessive ring, and it has crack that will break eardrums. The thing is positively insane sounding. One thing, it has these really weird looking lugs, like hex nuts fused together.
It's going down to the studio tuesday night, I'm going to get a workout on it and have it set up--but I dont think it needs it. Now if I can find 8x14 brass and aluminum shells for it I'll be set for life.
With crack and tone like this, who needs a Reference Snare? I was going to get one but I think reference met its match (at least to my ears.)
Pics....