Here's looking at you, snares.

[Rossy_j]

Today, on most high end kits, we cherish the thought of having the least hardware on the shell possible. We persist on having 'Suspension mounts' and 'Single point lugs.' So why on Earth, on snares, do we strap great lugging strainers onto the shell?

It was this:

http://www.mastrosnaredrums.com/img/productImages/large/doublestrainersilver.jpg

that got me thinking.
It's a strainer on an orchestral snare drum, as you can see it's suspended from the lugs either side of the strainer. I just can't understand why this hasn't been used on normal snares. This could be applied to both strainer and butt, yet... its not. Is there any reason for this? Am I missing something here? I suppose with all the hype about having the least hardware on the shell possible, I'd just like to see it applied properly.

R

[GRUNTERSDAD]

The first reason I can see is the number of lugs on the snare drums. The space between lugs on an 8 lug snare would cause need for an awfully wide bit of apparatus. Even on my 10 lug snare there is at least 4 or 5 inches between lugs. Also all you would be eliminating is 4 small screws, 2 on the snare throw and 2 on the lug. That photo of that snare system looks more like it allows for one or both sets of the snares to be in place, more than it looks like it was designed to reduce a mass of hardware on the drum.

[bojangleman]

which alot dont but some snares have split lugs...like 7/8ths offset or 50 offset...so they couldnt there. but good question.

Alex

[Ozzy Biz]

Sleishman drums and pearl free floater snares have nothing bolted to the shell, not even the lugs.

http://www.sleishman.com/