He could use catgut without any issues, like a marching snare does. You can get good catgut snare cord in 48" lengths for about $10, or get 20 feet for about $50. All he would need is a marching snare throw off, which isn't difficult to acquire.
For cutting the snare gates a Dremel tool also works pretty fine, just use the heavy - duty cut-off wheels, as they do not wear off so fast as the standard cut-off wheels offered by the same company.
This guy must be a carpenter for a living. His creativity with wood shows that and all of those tools (drill press, table saw, router, ect) all cost THOUSANDS. Dude must make bank too
I did this same project a few times in the past. About 7 years ago I converted an old 20"×12" marching bassdrum I had into a "megabass snare" for an 1980's over the top "cannon shot" type snare effect I needed for a demo track I was writing/recording & it was actually a pretty unique drum lol. I connected 2 10" snare strands from a couple of popcorn snares I made once & made it fit the 20" snare side pretty good! eventually I ended up making it into a drum coffee table for my studio/mancave lol. I dig your videos & money saving tips & ideas for the starving drummers out there! I've rebuilt, customized & messed around with percussion and other instruments since I was 8 years old & still love the gitty feeling I get when I'm working on a drum project or find an old drum kit at a yard sale for cheap so I can restore it & give it new life or resell it & make a lil $$ :)
looks killer! but i'd put a Remo Diplomat coated on TOP... you'll need a really thin/low mass head to get that high, snare-like tension for stick bounce/reactivity. Love it!
+Jim B. i think you haven't seen lance's videos yet, go see it he makes custom cymbals for the drum he plays. he knows what he tells you and it's his preference
I really like the snare drum man. It sounds good. I have a request though. Can you make a video of different pitch tuning (low/mid/high) without muffling and then the same different pitch tuning with muffing. I would love to hear how dynamic it can be. (after you get the new head of course.) :D
Hey man I just wanted to say I'm a big fan of your videos and how they are set up. You do such a good job of editing them and it shows that you put a lot of time into it. Keep up the good work!
Great video with some AWESOME ideas! My favorite (since no one asked) is the rim conversion. Great idea since some places charge twice as much for snare side rims. Oh...and thanks for being a drum hoarder. Now I can prove to my wife that I'm not the only one!
Cool project. I'd be curious to the sound without the dampening. It doesn't sound THAT much different from a dry 14" snare as is. Glad you have fun with your projects. I usually mess with electronics for fun.
Seems like a lot of effort for a not-so-good sounding snare, but I do appreciate your dedication and technical skill. I enjoyed the video, here, take my like!
Lol. No. You argued with me about how I enjoy shitty tones on my toms. You can look up "Reno head test" and you'll find Steve's channel and you'll see the comments where you and I are arguing. Lol. Have a good day.
This drum sounds great! Just try to get some custom Remo bottoms for it, just ask your local drum shop, as Remo makes almost any size and type on special order, but just be prepared for the price, about 60 - 80 $ per head, depending on the size.
Great build! For less than the price of whatever the cheapest overpriced piece of junk they have at Guitar Center, you've got a totally unique snare with tons of character. Definitely need to put a new resonant head on it. I tried a resonant tom head on one of my snares once and had similar issues. No sensitivity, hard to tune, etc. Loved the build and looking forward to your next project.
I just made a 14x 10 steel drum. I rolled it rather than casting it (I don't have a foundry that burns at 2,500 degrees) it didn't come out amazing but it works. some of the lug holes are slightly off. next time I'm going to do a free floating snare so I have less to mess up on.
I made some floor tom legs that are 42 in tall. I put a collar on one and have a stationary hihat and a cowbell or block on the other long ones. To the rear of the floor tom..
Nice man really cool. It sounds great. A really fat sound. Now, we wanna ear it without any muffling. Just the natural sound of the snare. Also a huge fantastic work. greetings from Argentina.
Sounds really nice and watching how it's made was really good. May I ask you if you could mak a comparison video for 2 snares? a) widest diameter possible (from a cheap fat basedrum) but as flat as possible, like 4-5" and b) the total opposite, smallest diameter (cheap small tom like 5-8" diameter, as small as it can go) but very high, so there are only a few inches between snare and floor (tom legs or even clamped to the BD somehow)? Would be great to see a long vs flat and small vs big diameter comparison.
Really fine job! I really enjoyed watching your craftsmanship and problem solving abilities. At the risk of sounding like a drum snob I must ask why extend so much effort and skill on an OSB oriented strand board, or chip board or whatever it's called, drum shell? Respectfully, Tom.
rdavidr Not hating, David, just commenting. I've watched your videos for a couple years now and I know well enough that not everything you make is going to be a personal hit for me but that hasn't stopped me from watching. You dig it, and that's all that matters.
Unless you're doing kick drums, you need to put the router in the corner instead of the center of the drum, that way the whole drum fits on the table. When I was building drums in the 90's, I had a 46"x46" router table with the router mounted in the corner. I went to the extreme with the size because I was doing 28" kick drums and that way the entire drum would fit on the table (I had future plans to make a 32" Kick but never did it.
I worked for a Custom Cabinet shop for about 5 years, and luckily - my boss was a musician - so we built all kinds of stuff like guitars, speaker cabinets, and eventually some drums. That was where we figured out that we needed the router in the corner rather than in the center. I think I'm going to have to build a 16" Snare, just because. ;)
I've been watching this channel 6 hours straight and I'm not even a drummer
Marcos Gava ive been watching a long time too, i just subed today, love this guy, hell im a guitar player!
me too hahahahah
Same
haha peasant
It’s the voice
You a genius.
Hey I know you :3
@Winky Tinky Doo r/woooosh
Enjoy your brand new drum kit..😂😂
22' snare... i dare you
Yes plese do it
+matthew rhodes well. good luck finding a 22 inch snare wire .
I'm pretty sure he'll find a way to make one!
+Christophe Khabouth yeah . It would be pretty damn nice to see and everything but practical
He could use catgut without any issues, like a marching snare does. You can get good catgut snare cord in 48" lengths for about $10, or get 20 feet for about $50. All he would need is a marching snare throw off, which isn't difficult to acquire.
I know this was 4 years ago but hes still the most creative guy on RUclips.
for those who came here to listen to the blue tom, its at 12:42
omfg lol thanks
XD thanks!
howd you know 😂
For cutting the snare gates a Dremel tool also works pretty fine, just use the heavy - duty cut-off wheels, as they do not wear off so fast as the standard cut-off wheels offered by the same company.
This guy must be a carpenter for a living. His creativity with wood shows that and all of those tools (drill press, table saw, router, ect) all cost THOUSANDS. Dude must make bank too
The hardware popping up at 0:05 made me giggle out loud. You're a genius hahaha.
I did this same project a few times in the past. About 7 years ago I converted an old 20"×12" marching bassdrum I had into a "megabass snare" for an 1980's over the top "cannon shot" type snare effect I needed for a demo track I was writing/recording & it was actually a pretty unique drum lol. I connected 2 10" snare strands from a couple of popcorn snares I made once & made it fit the 20" snare side pretty good! eventually I ended up making it into a drum coffee table for my studio/mancave lol. I dig your videos & money saving tips & ideas for the starving drummers out there! I've rebuilt, customized & messed around with percussion and other instruments since I was 8 years old & still love the gitty feeling I get when I'm working on a drum project or find an old drum kit at a yard sale for cheap so I can restore it & give it new life or resell it & make a lil $$ :)
looks killer! but i'd put a Remo Diplomat coated on TOP... you'll need a really thin/low mass head to get that high, snare-like tension for stick bounce/reactivity.
Love it!
+Jim B. i think you haven't seen lance's videos yet, go see it he makes custom cymbals for the drum he plays. he knows what he tells you and it's his preference
You should turn the over half of the drum in to a coffee/end table that would be cool!
this is so awesome, I can't believe I haven't found your channel yet. Awesome stuff man.
I really like the snare drum man. It sounds good. I have a request though. Can you make a video of different pitch tuning (low/mid/high) without muffling and then the same different pitch tuning with muffing. I would love to hear how dynamic it can be. (after you get the new head of course.) :D
Nice dry dark old school-ish hip hop snare sound
Hey man I just wanted to say I'm a big fan of your videos and how they are set up. You do such a good job of editing them and it shows that you put a lot of time into it. Keep up the good work!
Check out walopus.com/ for some rad wraps!
Download the play along track here
silentdave.bandcamp.com/album/bass-loop-performance-track
nice build
2:25 what 's the name of this tool
router. he mounted it upside down on some plywood.
the triangular tool is an angle welding magnet wich it holds 2 pcs of metal and after you put it you weld.
#Bertrand
Have you ever tried to make a rocktagon
probably the best secondary snare ive ever heard
straight 90s hip hop snare sound, well done build
Great video with some AWESOME ideas! My favorite (since no one asked) is the rim conversion. Great idea since some places charge twice as much for snare side rims.
Oh...and thanks for being a drum hoarder. Now I can prove to my wife that I'm not the only one!
idk why but his drumming is just so satisfying to watch
What a cool snare drum makeover! I would call this wrap the Birthday Tie-Dye.
It sounds like a regular snare pitched down! Insane!
Dave that is insane. That is a killer snare drum
You are so creative and talented with your custom made drums and hardware. Keep up the hard work. I appreciate your videos and what you do for it.
I like the way it sounds it sounds muffled and deep it so like a bass drum with snares good job
Wow that's awesome. It sounds like a DW ballad snare, I love it!!! So phat and deep.
This looks like a snare that Daru Jones would use!
Great !!!! love that tie dye colouring
Cool project. I'd be curious to the sound without the dampening. It doesn't sound THAT much different from a dry 14" snare as is. Glad you have fun with your projects. I usually mess with electronics for fun.
Those fills are so clean!
Just got around to ordering my first Wrap from Walopus. Custom Wrap too! Thanks again!
The quality of your videos just gets better and better! Great work David :)
Man the finish is beautiful!
Dude those fills were so gooooooood what an interesting style
Seems like a lot of effort for a not-so-good sounding snare, but I do appreciate your dedication and technical skill. I enjoyed the video, here, take my like!
I wish you would have played the drum without all of that muffling. Remove the wallet and star gel. Let's hear that baby ring.
too much snare buzz, Im hoping the other head will help that
Drew Kane... You are back again arguing with some ringing of the toms. You argued about some tom ringing on Steve's channel.
Donnie Miranda I am not arguing, and I believe you have me confused with somebody else.
Lol. No. You argued with me about how I enjoy shitty tones on my toms. You can look up "Reno head test" and you'll find Steve's channel and you'll see the comments where you and I are arguing. Lol. Have a good day.
Donnie Miranda If I said it, I meant it. Have a good day.
That snare sounds so gnarly man!
Hey David what kind of ride cymbal is that? the bell has a very tall profile.
It’s a 20” Sabian Paragon crash
Men i love how you build everything you need. I would love to make my own snare drum.
His videos are so quality, why doesnt he have more attention and subs?
Sweet Sounding Drum, Awesome Tone.
BRO LOVIN THE SOUND OF IT
"This thing looks amazing and I love the way it looks"
Let's hear it cranked up to the stratosphere! I bet it sound amazing tuned tight. You keep at it, you wizard you.
This snare is awesome. I want one!
Dayum! I'm very impressed. it's extremely responsive, I had my doubts. Very cool!
This drum sounds great! Just try to get some custom Remo bottoms for it, just ask your local drum shop, as Remo makes almost any size and type on special order, but just be prepared for the price, about 60 - 80 $ per head, depending on the size.
Sick! Getting an old school hip hop vibe from that snare. Put a BFSD on that thing and I bet itll explode
Nice. I like the drill modification.
Dude this is amazing! If your Job for life was fixing and building drums, you would be the best! Now I want to make a snare drum!
This is my new favorite snare
Great build! For less than the price of whatever the cheapest overpriced piece of junk they have at Guitar Center, you've got a totally unique snare with tons of character. Definitely need to put a new resonant head on it. I tried a resonant tom head on one of my snares once and had similar issues. No sensitivity, hard to tune, etc. Loved the build and looking forward to your next project.
I just made a 14x 10 steel drum. I rolled it rather than casting it (I don't have a foundry that burns at 2,500 degrees) it didn't come out amazing but it works. some of the lug holes are slightly off. next time I'm going to do a free floating snare so I have less to mess up on.
You make very engaging videos about really fun projects - great stuff!
Great job David. Sounds cool
That thing looks amazing!
that wrap looks cool I like it good choice 10/10 IGN
IGN 6/10 haha
That song at the end and your playing was fucking great!
Beautiful! You are very skilled and talented!
Cool track and snare sound
I just absolutely love your channel. 😆
I made some floor tom legs that are 42 in tall. I put a collar on one and have a stationary hihat and a cowbell or block on the other long ones. To the rear of the floor tom..
I'm really liking that snare! I'd tune it really high to see what it can do.
Killed the play along track! Awesome beats! Drum sounds killer to!
Sounds great and looks great.
Super particular sound.... love it!
Love the channel! You're like the Macgyver of drumming!
muito incrivel! parabéns, aqui no brasil não tem quem faça essas coisas realmente muito bacana! um abraço de um fã do brasil!
Instead of mounting this extra hardware (i.e. the floor tom legs), you can also use a Pearl snare stand, the basket is extendeable up to 16"!
Nice man really cool. It sounds great. A really fat sound. Now, we wanna ear it without any muffling. Just the natural sound of the snare. Also a huge fantastic work. greetings from Argentina.
Dude that shit sounds completely AMAZING
Sounds really nice and watching how it's made was really good. May I ask
you if you could mak a comparison video for 2 snares? a) widest
diameter possible (from a cheap fat basedrum) but as flat as possible,
like 4-5" and b) the total opposite, smallest diameter (cheap small tom
like 5-8" diameter, as small as it can go) but very high, so there are
only a few inches between snare and floor (tom legs or even clamped to
the BD somehow)? Would be great to see a long vs flat and small vs big
diameter comparison.
Oh my god! This thing is huge!!!
I must say, you did awesome job! How about tuning it really high like marching snare, I bet it will sound even better!
tip of advice use an oil while drilling holes and sawing makes it less effort as well as saving bits and sawblades
One of my favorite so far, good stuff man!
I love the sound of that snare brother!!! damn good job!
That's so awesome that carpet tape is all you need . Is it just as good as the 3m cement glue that can also be used ?
I love the sound of it
you are so creative dude i love your channel
sounds freaking good man
I have the same combination square as you. I can only assume this will gift me with your powers of drum manipulation.
Love your videos and the creativity you have bro keep good work and love the snare so meaty and punchky
Please post an update once you put on the proper reso head!
Really fine job! I really enjoyed watching your craftsmanship and problem solving abilities. At the risk of sounding like a drum snob I must ask why extend so much effort and skill on an OSB oriented strand board, or chip board or whatever it's called, drum shell? Respectfully, Tom.
Great drum. Great song too...
yo why hasn’t david mad a phat snare yet? like we talking a W I D E lad an absolute UNIT of a snare, why david? why don’t you give us the super snare
Sounds awesome, cant wait til I can give something like this a go.
Awesome Video as always, inspires me to revitalize my old 16" Landknechtstrommel.
Great playing at the end! your drum sounds awesome!
That's beautiful.
Shit this snare sounds aaaaaaaaaaaawesome!
it reminds me of old Slingerland snaredrums
Does it? He has moon gel and his wallet on it to control it. And that's only what we can see
@@whiskerbiscuit6674 Dude, you have ears, dont you?
Very nice!! I want to make a snare drum one day.
Thanks man, you should make one out of some 1/4" plate!
That would be one heavy drum. :P
it sounds like bob bryar's snare, so good. nice job man
Sounds like ass but it looks pretty. I'm biased because I like tight little piccolo snares that split your ear hole.
well if I wanted it to sound like a piccolo snare, I would make it a piccolo
rdavidr Not hating, David, just commenting. I've watched your videos for a couple years now and I know well enough that not everything you make is going to be a personal hit for me but that hasn't stopped me from watching. You dig it, and that's all that matters.
Very cool resutl!
Unless you're doing kick drums, you need to put the router in the corner instead of the center of the drum, that way the whole drum fits on the table. When I was building drums in the 90's, I had a 46"x46" router table with the router mounted in the corner. I went to the extreme with the size because I was doing 28" kick drums and that way the entire drum would fit on the table (I had future plans to make a 32" Kick but never did it.
hmm thats a pretty smart idea actually
I worked for a Custom Cabinet shop for about 5 years, and luckily - my boss was a musician - so we built all kinds of stuff like guitars, speaker cabinets, and eventually some drums. That was where we figured out that we needed the router in the corner rather than in the center.
I think I'm going to have to build a 16" Snare, just because. ;)
6:45
You mad man
I got your stickers and put them on my kit and I love them!
Sounds epic! Great video and I really like your playstyle