Remo 9" deep snare?

Totigerus

Totigerus

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I screen shot a pic from a YT video I just found about a Louie Bellson drum lesson that was ripped from a VHS tape from the early? 80's. One of the snares he played in the video looked gargantuan (to me).
Apparently, from what one YT viewer said, was that it was just an 8X14 Remo Encore Snare wrapped in chrome.
It looks deeper than that to me, but I also am fully aware of how influential camera angles are.
.....Anyways, does this look like an 8X14 to you?
 

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Pretty sure it's this drum right here:
www.drumazon.com

REMO 14 X 8 ENCORE ACOUSTICON SX SHELL SNARE DRUM, CHROME FINISH (PRE-LOVED)

Here we have an early 90's Remo Encore 14 x 8 Snare Drum. The snare is an Acousticon SX shell finished in Chrome Quadura Wrap. The Encore series feature the powersnap lug which was designed to allow the use of standard drum heads combined with quick release lugs for faster tuning and head...
www.drumazon.com www.drumazon.com

It looks exactly the same and matches the name from the YouTube comments. That is one of those acousticon shells that remo was famous (infamous?) for. They were wood pulp and resin or something like that. Paper fiber and resin? Something along those lines. They aren't know for durability so I would think those thick lugs, thick hoops, and chrome wrap would probably stress the shell out. I could be wrong.
 
roncadillac said:
Pretty sure it's this drum right here:
www.drumazon.com

REMO 14 X 8 ENCORE ACOUSTICON SX SHELL SNARE DRUM, CHROME FINISH (PRE-LOVED)

Here we have an early 90's Remo Encore 14 x 8 Snare Drum. The snare is an Acousticon SX shell finished in Chrome Quadura Wrap. The Encore series feature the powersnap lug which was designed to allow the use of standard drum heads combined with quick release lugs for faster tuning and head...
www.drumazon.com www.drumazon.com

It looks exactly the same and matches the name from the YouTube comments. That is one of those acousticon shells that remo was famous (infamous?) for. They were wood pulp and resin or something like that. Paper fiber and resin? Something along those lines. They aren't know for durability so I would think those thick lugs, thick hoops, and chrome wrap would probably stress the shell out. I could be wrong.
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Remo acousticon drums are the hidden gems of the industry.

Especially the later models which fixed the earley gen’s that could cave in, and that was mostly only on the conga line, which had to endure much more tension thant a regular drumset shell .


Word has it the drums were so good, they had to stop making them, otherwise other big brands wouldn’t use remo heads as their factory choice anymore.
 
So am I right in assuming that Remo, the company, decided that the drum set market was too saturated? and that they found a niche in children's hand drums?
I saw Jeff Hamilton play his remo kit in person a few different times back in the 90's, and it always sounded great. And Bellson too, of coarse.
 
Totigerus said:
So am I right in assuming that Remo, the company, decided that the drum set market was too saturated? and that they found a niche in children's hand drums?
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Acousticon drums just never sold very well. Better than Peavy, perhaps, but I think it's safe to say most drummers consider Remo to be a drum head manufacturer 1st and foremost. The Roto Tom has #2 in their product longevity. Been around for 50+ years.

But Remo makes (just a short list)

Mondo snare
Djembe (several)
Bahia
Tubano
Timbau
Ngoma
Talking drum
Kanjira
Bodhran
Surdo

and children's percussion.
 
Btw. Here was my custom one.

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Made for Slagerij van Kampen in the Tough Enough finish (a raw, hard pointy finish from their percussion line) with Pearl hardware.

One of the best allround sounding kits that I had. If I had room for more than one kit I would have kept it.

I think this was the one before last Acousticon shell.

And yes Remo, makes a lot more than just roto toms, heads and kids drums.
 
DutchDrummersDreams said:
Btw. Here was my custom one.

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Made for Slagerij van Kampen in the Tough Enough finish (a raw, hard pointy finish from their percussion line) with Pearl hardware.

One of the best allround sounding kits that I had. If I had room for more than one kit I would have kept it.

I think this was the one before last Acousticon shell.

And yes Remo, makes a lot more than just roto toms, heads and kids drums.
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Wow I REALLY love that finish. That is one of my favorites I've ever seen. Reminds me of my old pork pie black matte steel snare. It has a rough black powder coating on the inside and outside of the shell, looked just like that. I've bought and sold an absurd amount of gear in my life and selling that snare is one of my biggest regrets.
 
roncadillac said:
Wow I REALLY love that finish. That is one of my favorites I've ever seen. Reminds me of my old pork pie black matte steel snare. It has a rough black powder coating on the inside and outside of the shell, looked just like that. I've bought and sold an absurd amount of gear in my life and selling that snare is one of my biggest regrets.
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Right?

It feels like asphalt. So strange.

And it has that sparkle through it.
 
Totigerus said:
So am I right in assuming that Remo, the company, decided that the drum set market was too saturated? and that they found a niche in children's hand drums?
I saw Jeff Hamilton play his remo kit in person a few different times back in the 90's, and it always sounded great. And Bellson too, of coarse.
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Sonor started making drum heads because Remo started making drums.
 
Those 8" deep snares can look even deeper in some photos. I love mine and it's not my go-to for most projects.
 
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