Wood hoop snare drum

[Ase drummer]

I recently bought a set of PDP Concept Classics with wood hoops. They sound great and I was thinking of trying a wood hoop snare. Does anyone have experience with these? Specifically how do the hoops hold up on a snare? I'm thinking rim shots and hard back beats would take their toll on the wood hoops. Thanks in advance for any responses.

 

[psyched]

I have a snare with wood hoops and while you will get small dents and nicks in the hoops in the course of playing them, they've held up better than I might have expected under gigging conditions. That said, I'm not a rim-shot-every-time-or-die player, so I haven't tried to beat them up that badly either. I'd say if you're playing rim shots for the sound it gets (rather than for brute force volume), they'll likely be fine.

One of my favorite things about wood hoops is they make the drum significantly lighter, although that's kinda moot if the snare doesn't leave the house. And the cross-stick sound with wood hoops is fantastic. Try it! Worst thing that can happen is you put metal hoops back on the drum.

 

[mtarrani]

I wrote this about thirteen years ago. Re-reading it just now. I still stand by it:

Wood Hoops

More than a few of my snare drums and two of my drum kits are outfitted with wood hoops. There are pros and cons to going this route: on the...

snaredrumz.blogspot.com

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[Ase drummer]

I have a snare with wood hoops and while you will get small dents and nicks in the hoops in the course of playing them, they've held up better than I might have expected under gigging conditions. That said, I'm not a rim-shot-every-time-or-die player, so I haven't tried to beat them up that badly either. I'd say if you're playing rim shots for the sound it gets (rather than for brute force volume), they'll likely be fine.

One of my favorite things about wood hoops is they make the drum significantly lighter, although that's kinda moot if the snare doesn't leave the house. And the cross-stick sound with wood hoops is fantastic. Try it! Worst thing that can happen is you put metal hoops back on the drum.

Thanks. I'm not a rim shot all the time guy either. I think I'll give them a shot.

 

[Ase drummer]

I wrote this about thirteen years ago. Re-reading it just now. I still stand by it:

Wood Hoops

More than a few of my snare drums and two of my drum kits are outfitted with wood hoops. There are pros and cons to going this route: on the...

snaredrumz.blogspot.com

EDITED TO INCLUDE AN EXAMPLE:

Informative read. Thank you.

 

[Sequimite]

Thanks for that. I play lightly and the shaped wood hoops haven't given me any trouble. Buying a DFD grab bag for the Yamaha style wood hoops I also received a bunch of one inch straight snare side hoops. I'll try these on a snare drum once I get some mini claws.

 

[mtarrani]

Informative read. Thank you.

If you find that you like wood hoops on your snare drum don't stop there: do the whole kit

... and add calf heads if you really want to go wild (the kit in the video has ALL calf heads, including the snare side.)

 

[Ase drummer]

If you find that you like wood hoops on your snare drum don't stop there: do the whole kit

... and add calf heads if you really want to go wild (the kit in the video has ALL calf heads, including the snare side.)

I just bought a PDP kit with wood hoops. That's what got me thinking about the snare.

 

[dtk]

I think there's a Gibralter/Dunnett wood hoop with a metal interhoop to protect the wood. I have one...you still get a great cross stick sound. Can't say anything about durability because its on a stand that doesn't get a lot of playing time.

Gibraltar X Dunnett Wood / Steel Drum Hoop

Dunnett R-Class Wood Metal hoop Hybrid combines the strength of metal and the tone of wood hoop all in one.(batter side only). The maple hoop has a contoured designed and rounded hoop edge.

gibraltarhardware.com

 

[varatrodder]

I play wood hoops on a snare drum all the time. I have a walnut stave with bubinga hoops, and I played a brass snare with a maple hoop for a long time also. I really like the wood hoops if the drum is beefy enough for them as they do tend to lighten the sound a bit. I once had a Pearl aluminum snare that had maple hoops, and it just sounded so light and airy that it didn't cut through at all.

 

[varatrodder]

These sound amazing.

 

[Ase drummer]

These sound amazing.

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They look amazing too.

 

[pwc1141]

I have had wood hoops on my snares for decades. Usually Yamaha style Maple and those have held up. But I play jazz with limited heavy rim shots but rather cross sticking only. My current kit has wood hoops throughout and in my personal opinion help to "warm" up the tones..
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[Ptrick]

It depends on which type of wood hoops you are referring to.

“Yamaha” style hoops are my preference on snare drums, while the straight hoops with clips are on Toms.

I’ve found the straight hoops to not be as durable on snares, and they have a feel I don’t like, because they sit up so high off the rim. Also, if any more than 8 lugs on a 14” snare, room for rimshots is greatly diminished.

The Yamaha style sound a lot like die cast hoops, but with a woodier tone. And they are pretty durable. Stellar hoops makes my favorite of this style.

 

[crash]

If you find that you like wood hoops on your snare drum don't stop there: do the whole kit

... and add calf heads if you really want to go wild (the kit in the video has ALL calf heads, including the snare side.)

Wanna try this on my current kit. Had a wood hoop set of Ayottes and liked them. Now playing old school New Orleans stuff on vintage drums. Thinking the wood hoops would really suit it.

 

[TheDrummerFromAmsterdam]

I have found no issues so far.

These hoops sit lower due to the channel for the head rim, and the top claws sit recessed in the hoop too.

I had a segmented wood hoop once and that one cracked unfortunately.

 

[spazapproved]

I have the PDP Classic Concepts and a wood snare hoop. I absolutely love it. It has dented and such but takes a beaten and the rim clicks sound phenomenal.

 

[bigbonzo]

I'm a "never" rim shot player, and have been considering a wood hoop set. I love the looks and sound. Thanks for the info.

 

[DanRH]

One of my favorite snare drums was my beloved Anton Fig Yammie. Love that drum BUT don’t love the wear & tear on the hoops since I almost play on the rim.

 

[bbunks]

Love wood hoops! Have a Craviotto kit with wood hoops, a Craviotto maple snare with Yamaha hoops and a PDP bop kit with wood hoops. I love the “organic” sound a lot, the rim clicks are great and as someone noted, the drums are lighter.