Jasperdrummer
Junior Member
So, I've got a DW 14"x6,5" Collector's Series Aluminium Snare. The reso head kept breaking on me so I went ahead and bought replacement snare wires. The same kind, which are the DW True Tones.
Today, I tuned the heads up (both fresh heads) and proceeded to put the new wires on along with the straps supplied. (They're are the plastic ones which so far, I personally don't like all that much, haha.) A few issues...The butt plate side worked out smoothly. Though, the side with the mag throw off, when I went to thread the straps through the clench, it didn't come out enough for me to be able to pull them through properly. To make sure that they've been fitted correctly.
The second issue, when both straps are tightened and I go to flip the snare around to the batter side, the wires lift straight off the reso head. I can get somewhat of a snare sound if I crank the tension dial up to the max, though that's it. There's no mid to low snare sound. It just sounds like it would practically without the wires on. The throw off doesn't seem to be making any noise to indicate it's switching between the on and off position either unless again, I crank the tension to the max.
The drum itself isn't out of round thankfully. I've checked. A few months before all this went down I stripped the entire snare apart for cleaning purposes. Though, I don't remember tightening each screw to a snug fit when I put it back together. Just to finger tight until I was ready to use it again. Maybe that's part of the issue?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Not that I've tried, but it might be worth the investment to even get some nylon straps instead? Anybody know good quality ones that fit DW drums well?
Today, I tuned the heads up (both fresh heads) and proceeded to put the new wires on along with the straps supplied. (They're are the plastic ones which so far, I personally don't like all that much, haha.) A few issues...The butt plate side worked out smoothly. Though, the side with the mag throw off, when I went to thread the straps through the clench, it didn't come out enough for me to be able to pull them through properly. To make sure that they've been fitted correctly.
The second issue, when both straps are tightened and I go to flip the snare around to the batter side, the wires lift straight off the reso head. I can get somewhat of a snare sound if I crank the tension dial up to the max, though that's it. There's no mid to low snare sound. It just sounds like it would practically without the wires on. The throw off doesn't seem to be making any noise to indicate it's switching between the on and off position either unless again, I crank the tension to the max.
The drum itself isn't out of round thankfully. I've checked. A few months before all this went down I stripped the entire snare apart for cleaning purposes. Though, I don't remember tightening each screw to a snug fit when I put it back together. Just to finger tight until I was ready to use it again. Maybe that's part of the issue?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Not that I've tried, but it might be worth the investment to even get some nylon straps instead? Anybody know good quality ones that fit DW drums well?