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Is There Any Cure For Snare Drum Collecting?

12/26/2020

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Is there any cure for snare drum lust? Nope.

Once you've been playing for awhile, have a few means, and reach a certain age it starts.

The collecting and hoarding of snare drums. Like a former colleague and teacher Paul DeLong, I've got enough drum sets. But you can always squeeze another snare in. 

My latest acquisition: Tama SLP Vintage Poplar Maple Snare 14x5.5

The verdict: 
  1. Dry sound with the stock heads
  2. Sounds great tuned up as well as done
  3. A small room drum
  4. I've ordered another batter head: New Orleans Snare Batter from Aquarian Drumheads

We'll be playing trad jazz on it come the spring and jamming starts up again. 

David
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David
12/27/2020 04:58:52 am

A week later: "I love this SLP Vintage Poplar Maple Snare drum. It's a small room drum, dry and tight, yet bold and controllable. It was a good choice to add to my portfolio of snare drums."

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