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SickRick
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Speaking of the hoops, what determines what hoop goes on what drum? Is it purely asthetic or is there more to matching the hoop to the shell material?
When I visited Andy and tried out all these drums we did some experiments with different hoops on one drum. I was really surprised at how big the difference is in between hoops - it makes a world of a difference on each drum. I didn't really like the die-cast hoops because for my taste they kinda choke the drum. I loved both S-Shaped and wood hoops though because they let the drum breathe and offer great cross-stick and rimshot sounds.
I believe that when Dean builds these drums he has a sound in his mind that he is going for and he then matches the wood, shell construction, bearing edge, rereing, wires and hoop to get the sound he is looking for.