Walnut! And my snare collection

[hovlanddrums]

i really enjoy your posts.
I've only had one Walnut and I wasn't happy...maybe it was the drum...or the tuning...or the player...might be worth retrying. Are you using the 10 much?

You haven't tried seamless walnut.
Sounds amazing!

 

[DanRH]

My Star Walnut 14x8 almost always is the first I grab when gigging. I’ll be ordering a thinner (probably a 14x5) from Gary soon, as soon as I finish my upstairs apartment reno…

 

[MrDrums2112]

Love my SS Walnut. It’s a beast!

 

[Fat Drummer]

I don't currently own a walnut snare (well, the walnut / maple) but I do hope to add a new Summit.

I still have this figured walnut / flamed maple Punkinater stave...

And have owned these built from a steam bent shell....

And the last one I have owned / built was this solid walnut shell with a veneer of figured walnut and Birdseye maple...

 

[Quai34]

Everyone here knows my love for Rosewood snare drums, and recently, Spotted Gum wood.

I was about to sell a snare to help pay for another, but it wasn't selling (even though I never wanted to sell it), so it gave me time to re-evaluate. I'm not sure if it's this snare in particular, or walnut period, but this wood is truly something special and becoming a favorite. It is so thick and lush, but also has a deafening crack it. It's nearly a perfect snare.

It's a limited Mapex 30th Anniversary Walnut Black Panther. I had always wanted a Deep Forest walnut from the 90s, and this is the same wood with the upgraded features of today.

I had a very rare opportunity of having all my snares together today, so I snapped a woods and metals picture. Aside from collecting, I have every single base I could ever need covered. I feel very fortunate to have this collection. Cheers!

10x7 Pork Pie Walnut/Maple
14X6.5 Pork Pie/Cask Custom Solid East Indian Rosewood
14x6.5 Pearl Masterworks Santos Rosewood
14x6.5 Mapex 30th Anniversary Walnut
14x5 Pearl G Maple
14x7 Pork Pie Cherry/Bubinga
14x6.5 Temple Solid Brazilian Rosewood
14x6.5 Tama SLP Spotted Gum

14x5 Ludwig Acrolite
14X6.5 Ludwig Supraphonic
14x6.5 Pork Pie Copper
14x5.5 Pearl SK900 Steel
14x6.5 Ludwig Black Beauty
14x6.5 Drumcraft Cast Bronze

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I had the chance to get it, the 30th anniversary...In fact, i was just asking about Mapex, wasn,t sure if it was kind of high end, my feeling was just a 2nd choice manufacturer, I don't know why...And several guys told me that the 30th anniversary is awesome...i had already my summit 15x8 in the making so, another walnut???
Well, I'm glad I bought it and it was at 30% less at my store...Like you, a beats, very happy with it. Then the summit arrived and i was in love with Walnut so, when I discovered AVA and the fact that Cotter540 was selling his at a good price and in CAN$, I bought it as well. I have now the 3 type of snares in Walnut in my collection, multiply with the Mapex, single ply with the Summit and Stable stave with the AVA...
I would have never thought I could go crazy with walnut like that!!!

 

[Quai34]

Mine own walnut is a custom stave:

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I bought the shell and had it prepared with bearing edges for a Sleishman free-floating frame, but later decided to keep the Sleishman with its original (slightly deeper) maple shell and make this its own drum. Trick throw, S-hoops, 14x6. Also, I picked these lugs not only because I like them but because they hide the vent hole which is inside of the lug which faces the player!

It really has a loud sound, full of attack, had to switch out my original wires (Ludwig) for brass Puresounds to dial back the intensity a bit. It's really a unique drum, none of my other snares have the sound this one has and I have over 60 snares!

My other snare that has walnut in it is a "previous version" Mapex Warbird 12x5.5 that I updated to Evans Power Center Reverse Dot and Puresound P1216 wires (current model specs). I love it too.

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I love the warbird, if I ever decide on a 12" snare, it will be that one!!!

 

[Quai34]

T

I don't currently own a walnut snare (well, the walnut / maple) but I do hope to add a new Summit.

I still have this figured walnut / flamed maple Punkinater stave...

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And have owned these built from a steam bent shell....

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And the last one I have owned / built was this solid walnut shell with a veneer of figured walnut and Birdseye maple...
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The last one is a beauty!! What made you sell it?

 

[Fat Drummer]

T

The last one is a beauty!! What made you sell it?

You know, I had not actually planned on selling it at all but I wound up giving it to a friend that had never owned a solid shell snare, or really any top end snare of any type. He had been instrumental in getting me my UFiP deal, was admiring this snare one day and I just decided, rather spur of the moment that it needed a new home!

 

[GMFrancis]

The one that I sold. I was going through a full on metal snare phase, all I’d play in the band was a COB/ SS/Aluminium …whatever. I had this Dunnett Monoply at the bottom of the pile. I sold it as I wasn’t using it and now I’m back into both wood and metal I wish I hadn’t. Id buy it back in a heartbeat

 

[DavedrumsTX]

Everyone here knows my love for Rosewood snare drums, and recently, Spotted Gum wood.

I was about to sell a snare to help pay for another, but it wasn't selling (even though I never wanted to sell it), so it gave me time to re-evaluate. I'm not sure if it's this snare in particular, or walnut period, but this wood is truly something special and becoming a favorite. It is so thick and lush, but also has a deafening crack it. It's nearly a perfect snare.

It's a limited Mapex 30th Anniversary Walnut Black Panther. I had always wanted a Deep Forest walnut from the 90s, and this is the same wood with the upgraded features of today.

I had a very rare opportunity of having all my snares together today, so I snapped a woods and metals picture. Aside from collecting, I have every single base I could ever need covered. I feel very fortunate to have this collection. Cheers!

10x7 Pork Pie Walnut/Maple
14X6.5 Pork Pie/Cask Custom Solid East Indian Rosewood
14x6.5 Pearl Masterworks Santos Rosewood
14x6.5 Mapex 30th Anniversary Walnut
14x5 Pearl G Maple
14x7 Pork Pie Cherry/Bubinga
14x6.5 Temple Solid Brazilian Rosewood
14x6.5 Tama SLP Spotted Gum

14x5 Ludwig Acrolite
14X6.5 Ludwig Supraphonic
14x6.5 Pork Pie Copper
14x5.5 Pearl SK900 Steel
14x6.5 Ludwig Black Beauty
14x6.5 Drumcraft Cast Bronze

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Very nice collection. I reached a high of 20 snares a few years ago (Craviottos, Noble Cooley, Ludwig, Dunnett, Joyful Noise, Sonor, Yamaha). I found myself playing the same 3 and culled the herd. Thank you for sharing

 

[TCurtis]

M

Everyone here knows my love for Rosewood snare drums, and recently, Spotted Gum wood.

I was about to sell a snare to help pay for another, but it wasn't selling (even though I never wanted to sell it), so it gave me time to re-evaluate. I'm not sure if it's this snare in particular, or walnut period, but this wood is truly something special and becoming a favorite. It is so thick and lush, but also has a deafening crack it. It's nearly a perfect snare.

It's a limited Mapex 30th Anniversary Walnut Black Panther. I had always wanted a Deep Forest walnut from the 90s, and this is the same wood with the upgraded features of today.

I had a very rare opportunity of having all my snares together today, so I snapped a woods and metals picture. Aside from collecting, I have every single base I could ever need covered. I feel very fortunate to have this collection. Cheers!

10x7 Pork Pie Walnut/Maple
14X6.5 Pork Pie/Cask Custom Solid East Indian Rosewood
14x6.5 Pearl Masterworks Santos Rosewood
14x6.5 Mapex 30th Anniversary Walnut
14x5 Pearl G Maple
14x7 Pork Pie Cherry/Bubinga
14x6.5 Temple Solid Brazilian Rosewood
14x6.5 Tama SLP Spotted Gum

14x5 Ludwig Acrolite
14X6.5 Ludwig Supraphonic
14x6.5 Pork Pie Copper
14x5.5 Pearl SK900 Steel
14x6.5 Ludwig Black Beauty
14x6.5 Drumcraft Cast Bronze

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Black Panthers are all great snares. That’s a beautiful collection. My experience with walnut is pretty much the same as you, nice tone, growl if you want and they crack!

 

[TCurtis]

M

The one that I sold. I was going through a full on metal snare phase, all I’d play in the band was a COB/ SS/Aluminium …whatever. I had this Dunnett Monoply at the bottom of the pile. I sold it as I wasn’t using it and now I’m back into both wood and metal I wish I hadn’t. Id buy it back in a heartbeat View attachment 614098

My main snare is a Gretsch maple with wood hybrid hoops. I love it . It has its own voice.

 

[sfmill]

I love Walnut!


Unix Stave Walnut Drums



Unix Stave Walnut Miked


Unix Stave Walnut Snare Drum 14X6


Unix Stave Walnut Snare Drum 13X5


Unix Stave Walnut Snare Drum 13X13

 

[hovlanddrums]

We love walnut! It's our favorite.
Seamless walnut especially.

 

[owr]

That's gorgeous! The more I get into it, the more I'm becoming a fan of Stave shell drums over solid shell. I think the grain presentation is insane, and despite the hype sound/resonance wise I think I prefer my Staves.

Speaking of stave and Walnut, I know someone who will need to be posting on this thread soon. Let's see if he gets the memo...

I love Walnut!


Unix Stave Walnut Drums



Unix Stave Walnut Miked


Unix Stave Walnut Snare Drum 14X6


Unix Stave Walnut Snare Drum 13X5


Unix Stave Walnut Snare Drum 13X13