Acrylic Snares?

[acrylicsnares]

this thread is dead.. well ok cool.. hmm

[MadJazz]

Piece of high pitched junk. Good for show time only.

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

I think best is only relative to the song. Personally, I want to continue collecting all types of snares. Currently I'm on a binge refinishing cheap snares. I don't have an acrylic yet, but I have been wanting one. Either clear, amber, or light blue. I was tapping on a ddrum diode kit recently and the tone is different, no doubt. I don't think I'd splurge on a whole kit unless I had way extra money, but having an acrylic snare is in my future. I'd love to try etching into one, or have a frosted design in it.

[dannyrests]

I think one of the best sizes is 13x7, they just sound amazing. Allegra has pretty much 'signatured' the 13x7 model, I mean, they have won the snare drum olympics 4 times in a row and thats the reason why Paramount pictures has a deal with them, and is using their snare's in a lot of commercials and game show music. They only use 8-ply (Whatever wood you desire) on their snare drums, unless you ask for more plys. Im getting a hybrid snare (wood/acrylic/wood) built for my new kit, Im excited to hear how it sounds, it definitly wont sound bad. That was probably the funniest post I have ever written, im just being a cocky biotch.

[AveyTare]

never played acrylic snare, but your ones are looking really cool. like to play one of those.

[acrylicsnares]

Thank you all, it's really interesting to me. Keep it coming!
The ddrum diode kit isn't looking too bad actually, and affordable. I personally love the look of claws on wooden hoops the way Allegra does it. Sweet.

The chrome tin snare you see in the picture is a refinishing project, it will have tube lugs & maple hoops. I originally wanted to make a rusty "patina look" with it and have new shining hardware, but it was in such a good condition so I'm going to do something else.

[Fat Elvis]

i have a Pig Lite 13 x 7 acrylic and i absolutely LOVE it. The sound has tons of character, but is warm as well. It is my favorite snare.

[dannyrests]

That snare, granted it's a pig lite, does actually sound really good.

[ns3476]

Never played an acrylic snare before, but i would really like to try one out, and i plan to in the future. I have heard some bad things about them though. Some people say it doesn't sound nearly as good as some maple snares sound. I have also heard it sounds to much like your hitting a piece of plastic.

[radiofriendlyunitshifter]

i love my pig lite as well. great value.

[goalieman92]

I grabbed a Pig Lite 14x5.5 and to honest, I really wish I woulda waited to grab a Black Panther Cherry or Walnut ( though I will be carving myself a walnut snare sometime soon). I just don't find enough versitility in the acrylic snares, though it does give good sound.

[RimShot86]

I built my own acrylic snare a few months ago 14 by 5.5 and it looks awesome I love the way they look...But I messed up I forgot to get the shell made with a snare bed and I forgot my port hole which I can add later though but It's still my favorite snare I have..I have a 500 dollar pearl free floating snare and its a pain to tune right, it sounds great when you get it right but it takes a lot of work to get it....But my acrylic is really cool since I forgot my port holes its more warm and rattles a bit which still has a cool sound to it doesn't take a lot to tune at all....Im going to go ahead and build a whole acrylic set now..Im going to make a firecracker snare to go along with my warm one I already have, just a small one I can set next to the hi hat for a lighter more bright sound or on accents....

[bighaibigdrums]

I find acrylic snares to be very bright, very ringy and very loud. Thats not always a bad thing. But I do find you need to reign them in with a very dry head.

[Nick5]

Surprizingly, these are not that ringy. Evans G1 Coated over Hazy 300.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e297/NickP5/PICT0349.jpg
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[acrylicsnares]

Surprizingly, these are not that ringy. Evans G1 Coated over Hazy 300.

Do you own both the star classic and spaun?

Alot of different things affect the ring of acrylics, lugs and hoops are are two of those things.

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

I like that Starclassic. It has a similar look to Mapex and Ddrum.

[jollymosher]

it would be cool to get a little 13x3 done... OR a 13x4.5 im weird like that.

I have always wanted to put wrap stripes on an clear acrylic snare. it would give it some flavor.

[Miggle]

i'm planning go have a friend make me one. He's made some acrylic kits and the last one's he made are very beautiful. I've only seen them. I asked him and he says that the last 2 kits he made sounded awesome, especially the 20x20 bass drum. It gives a good thump that you could really feel, not just hear.

[my sacred music]

can you shed any light on how to make your own acrylic snare?
i really want one! but i dont have much money to buy one. and it would be great to make one! any sites with instructions? or can you explain it?

[acrylicsnares]

I have had one coffie... write something... ok done edit save

[Fat Elvis]

I'd like to give away my snares for free, but thats not how things work :)
Really sorry..

it's not rocket science. There are a lot of members on this forum that have built their own drums -- acrylic and otherwise -- and they are more than happy to share information and techniques.... because that IS how this forum works.

to be honest, posting about acrylic snares from a place that sells acrylic snares and does not want to help other members empower themselves to do the same seems little more than a veiled attempt at spam. Especially from a member with 4 posts, with all due respect.

sacred -- talk to larlev.... he's a super nice guy that is currently building a maple kit. I do believe he has some knowledge in building for acrylic as well.

[acrylicsnares]

it's not rocket science. There are a lot of members on this forum that have built their own drums -- acrylic and otherwise -- and they are more than happy to share information and techniques.... because that IS how this forum works.

to be honest, posting about acrylic snares from a place that sells acrylic snares and does not want to help other members empower themselves to do the same seems little more than a veiled attempt at spam. Especially from a member with 4 posts, with all due respect.

sacred -- talk to larlev.... he's a super nice guy that is currently building a maple kit. I do believe he has some knowledge in building for acrylic as well.

Wow.. that was not how I wanted it to come out, but I understand how it did.
Your're right. It's not rocket science. Believe me when I wrote "really sorry", because I do really want to help out and give away my snares for free. What I meant was that I put alot of work into what I do and have spent alot of money getting where I am today. I love what I do. One thing you learn early on is not to give away too much, but I actually was going to post something comletely different originally. And that was; -Yes, you can build your own snare. You buy the parts, drill the holes, make the bearing edges and snare beds, then you assemble the parts.
Acrylic is fragile and can crack and easily be scratched if you're not careful. If it is your first build you can end up spending more money than buying a new snare. Either way, you need some power tools and you also need some protection using them. Hope this will help you.
Tools you need:
Drill Press (50 - 500 U$D)
Drill bits (10 - 80 U$D)
Router (30 - 250 U$D)
Router bits (10 - 50 U$D)
Router table - build one yourself?
Masking tape
Marker
"Scraper" to smooth out the bearing edges -you can use the backside of an old saw blade!

I think thats pretty much it..

You can buy acrylic shells with snare beds and bearing edges already made.

If anyone would like to see a slideshow of how a snare is built let me know!
Feel free to post further questions!

[jollymosher]

i need some price quotes from you on some custom jobs. Email me

Moshingiv4k@yahoo.com

[Fat Elvis]

Wow.. that was not how I wanted it to come out, but I understand how it did.
Your're right. It's not rocket science. Believe me when I wrote "really sorry", because I do really want to help out and give away my snares for free. What I meant was that I put alot of work into what I do and have spent alot of money getting where I am today. I love what I do. One thing you learn early on is not to give away too much, but I actually was going to post something comletely different originally. And that was; -Yes, you can build your own snare. You buy the parts, drill the holes, make the bearing edges and snare beds, then you assemble the parts.
Acrylic is fragile and can crack and easily be scratched if you're not careful. If it is your first build you can end up spending more money than buying a new snare. Either way, you need some power tools and you also need some protection using them. Hope this will help you.
Tools you need:
Drill Press (50 - 500 U$D)
Drill bits (10 - 80 U$D)
Router (30 - 250 U$D)
Router bits (10 - 50 U$D)
Router table - build one yourself?
Masking tape
Marker
"Scraper" to smooth out the bearing edges -you can use the backside of an old saw blade!

I think thats pretty much it..

You can buy acrylic shells with snare beds and bearing edges already made.

If anyone would like to see a slideshow of how a snare is built let me know!
Feel free to post further questions!

see -- i think that is a completely appropriate answer... meaning, while we can all build our own snares or drums, there are many of us that would rather leave it up to those that already have the equipment, knowledge and talent to do so. I commend anyone that builds their own drums.... much respect.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

You can buy them already drilled. That will save you much time and expense.

[acrylicsnares]

You can buy them already drilled. That will save you much time and expense.

where's the fun in that? hehe

[Dzionix]

does any 1 has records of these snares? I just want to hear that plastic/acryl sound, :D is it different from maple or steel drums?

[Fat Elvis]

does any 1 has records of these snares? I just want to hear that plastic/acryl sound, :D is it different from maple or steel drums?

acrylic snares are fantastic -- they certainl dont sound plasticy or anything like that. Not many people will use them to record simply for the fact that the resonant is LONG and it becomes sloppy in a recording. I have tried it, then went back to a steel snare for recording.

Live though, i prefer acrylic.

[acrylicsnares]

does any 1 has records of these snares? I just want to hear that plastic/acryl sound, :D is it different from maple or steel drums?

Acrylic has great attack and sound similar or more like a mix of metal and wood snares, but they sound unique.
We will have samples of every snare that we build up on the site soon, also on the new songs we're about to recorded with my band Dwine (www.dwine.se) we will only use our snares -so stay updated.

[acrylicsnares]

http://blog.acrylicsnares.com/images/1174216799.jpeg

[xush]

I've played several acrylic kits and I think they're pretty appealing.
On most that I've encountered, the snare has been the weak link. Not horrible, but just not to my liking. Could have had a lot to do with head choice, so I don't rule them out.
I'm still looking for an acrylic snare that sounds great; I'm sure there are some out there.
Some of the kits have been fantastic, I could definitely see owning one soon.

As far as my personal preference, the standout in my arsenal is a Walnut 14 x 5.75.
Great recording snare; just did a shootout a while back and it came out on top.
Always looking for something to complement it though- hope to come across an acrylic soon that works for me.

[Deathmetalconga]

Wow.. that was not how I wanted it to come out, but I understand how it did.
Your're right. It's not rocket science. Believe me when I wrote "really sorry", because I do really want to help out and give away my snares for free. What I meant was that I put alot of work into what I do and have spent alot of money getting where I am today. I love what I do. One thing you learn early on is not to give away too much, but I actually was going to post something comletely different originally. And that was; -Yes, you can build your own snare. You buy the parts, drill the holes, make the bearing edges and snare beds, then you assemble the parts.
Acrylic is fragile and can crack and easily be scratched if you're not careful. If it is your first build you can end up spending more money than buying a new snare. Either way, you need some power tools and you also need some protection using them. Hope this will help you.
Tools you need:
Drill Press (50 - 500 U$D)
Drill bits (10 - 80 U$D)
Router (30 - 250 U$D)
Router bits (10 - 50 U$D)
Router table - build one yourself?
Masking tape
Marker
"Scraper" to smooth out the bearing edges -you can use the backside of an old saw blade!

I think thats pretty much it..

You can buy acrylic shells with snare beds and bearing edges already made.

If anyone would like to see a slideshow of how a snare is built let me know!
Feel free to post further questions!

I think it's good when manufacturers post here. In fact, with all the discussion we do about their products, it would be good if they posted here more.

I could see manufacturers setting up a thread and asking for input on their products, what musicians would like to see, changes, etc. However, unless it's done very carefully, it could appear as spam.

95 percent of mass market drums are made from plywood. There's an incredible diversity of materials people could also use (plastics, metals, stave, solid shell, fiberglass, composites) and I really like to hear about people who use using different materials.

[acrylicsnares]

Listen to a sample of the 7x14 clear acrylic snare! (http://www.acrylicsnares.com/snarepages/clear7x14.htm)

[dea]

A little too dry and compressed sounding for me to use as my main. I like a richer, wetter ring. I would consider an acrylic for a second piccolo type snare though. I think the smaller configuration defuses the compressed dryness and adds a little richer tone.

[acrylicsnares]

Yeah. The reason this snare sound less ringy or rich is the aquarian focus x head (remo has an X-head too). If you use a thinner head like an ambassador or such the sound will open up alot, but then a little too uncontrolled (personal note), it would suite "ROCK" with ambassador, Pop/Rock with Evans Genera HD and Aquarian Focus x - and a more controllable sound for studio/live situations basically.

Thanks for your input!

[Nick5]

Do you own both the star classic and spaun?

Alot of different things affect the ring of acrylics, lugs and hoops are are two of those things.
Acrylic.
Yes I do own both the Tama Mirage and the Spaun as pictured.

[acrylicsnares]

Acrylic.
Yes I do own both the Tama Mirage and the Spaun as pictured.

Which one do you prefer?
What seperates the two from each other? (sound)