kenshireen1
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I have some interesting results.
Both snares had new ambassador heads. The 60's snare had Evans 360 reso head and the 2020 version had Ludwig Weathermaster.
Snare wires were original to each drum.
The newer snare weighed 7.6 pounds while the older one weighed exactly 7.0 (I didn't weigh the shell with everything removed).
The hoops on the newer one are definitely heavier. I didn't weight them but it was easy to tell by holding.
The newer snare had what appeared to be a heavier throw but it did not have a muffler like the older one. So I considered it a wash.
I used a Drumdial and both drums had the same tension. Batter was around 91 in the center of the snare. both drums were tuned correctly.
There was a slight 1 point difference; the newer snare being a bit higher.
Reso heads were around 84/85 around the edges.
I fine tuned the batter heads so that my Iphone read G3 196 hertz on both..
I have attached pictures of the sound wave. The first is the older snare. (8525)
With the snares off and I hit the both heads. The newer snare sounded a bit more solid, the older sounded a bit thinner. This could have been the result of the added weight
in the hoops. Both sounded fine with the snares on.
Who knows what's the story with the hoops. I would have thought they would be the same.
Overall, not much difference but I probably preferred the newer snare. The older one sounded a bit "thinner"
Both snares had new ambassador heads. The 60's snare had Evans 360 reso head and the 2020 version had Ludwig Weathermaster.
Snare wires were original to each drum.
The newer snare weighed 7.6 pounds while the older one weighed exactly 7.0 (I didn't weigh the shell with everything removed).
The hoops on the newer one are definitely heavier. I didn't weight them but it was easy to tell by holding.
The newer snare had what appeared to be a heavier throw but it did not have a muffler like the older one. So I considered it a wash.
I used a Drumdial and both drums had the same tension. Batter was around 91 in the center of the snare. both drums were tuned correctly.
There was a slight 1 point difference; the newer snare being a bit higher.
Reso heads were around 84/85 around the edges.
I fine tuned the batter heads so that my Iphone read G3 196 hertz on both..
I have attached pictures of the sound wave. The first is the older snare. (8525)
With the snares off and I hit the both heads. The newer snare sounded a bit more solid, the older sounded a bit thinner. This could have been the result of the added weight
in the hoops. Both sounded fine with the snares on.
Who knows what's the story with the hoops. I would have thought they would be the same.
Overall, not much difference but I probably preferred the newer snare. The older one sounded a bit "thinner"
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