DrumMakerSS Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I am building a marching snare for fun (never to be used in formal marching) if the drum is hanging with the point closest to the player is 6 o'clock, what orientation is the top snare? 9 to 3? 10 to 4? 11 to 5? 12 to 6? Or doesn't matter? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On the 50 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Top snare? You building a Scottie? The snares typically run from approximately 8 o/c to 2 o/c. This makes it easy to reach the snare throw-off with the left hand. Shawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumMakerSS Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Thanks Shawn. Yes a Scottie so to speak. I was well on my way 5 years ago making a 16" civil war looking Scottie, extended a 14" top snare, bought all the parts I thought I needed when I discovered the Scotties need super high tension and a Kevlar head. Couldn't find Kevlar in 16". So there it sat until I recently got tired of looking at it and decided to assemble it and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumMakerSS Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 Shawn I am doing final assembly and I may have overlooked something. Some snare drums have indentations on two sides of the shell where the snares cross over the bottom shell rim. I am seeing my cat gut is not sitting on the bottom head no matter how tensioned they are. I'm thinking I need to add these indentations in the shell. Can you tell me how deep this indentation is on any of your drums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) 31 minutes ago, DrumMakerSS said: Shawn I am doing final assembly and I may have overlooked something. Some snare drums have indentations on two sides of the shell where the snares cross over the bottom shell rim. I am seeing my cat gut is not sitting on the bottom head no matter how tensioned they are. I'm thinking I need to add these indentations in the shell. Can you tell me how deep this indentation is on any of your drums? I think you're referring to the "snare bed"? It's a small contour cut into the bearing edge to allow the snares to rest flat on the bottom snare head. Google "snare bed" for some info & videos. I guess they're cut with a small router bit. May have to send ht shell to a custom builder for a proper cut? Metal shells also have a snare bed. I think Ludwig used to 'hand hammer' their snare beds in the metal shells. I restore vintage shells but haven't tried recutting bearing edges yet. Good luck! Edited December 27, 2023 by keystone3ply cx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) Good video from Black Swamp - more videos on how to cut on YouTube Edited December 27, 2023 by keystone3ply cx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumMakerSS Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 Thanks Keystone! Just knowing what it's called is a great help. Looks like I will be doing some more research. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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