Snare Help

[moonstone]

First off I should say I'm just a novice when it comes to drums.

Problem I'm having is I have a Perl Firecracker 12" that I bought

used over the internet. I just can't seem to get a good "pop"

out of the snare. I tried replaceing the snare wire and batter head

but still can't get a decent sound out of the snare. I'm not sure

how to describe the problem ... it is like there is a lingering

zzzzz sound that happens after the hit.

 

I've tried various tension on the heads and snare. Any ideas

or have I just got a POS snare? I have heard a 10" Firecraker

at a store that sounded great. Any suggestions?

[fayman]

Crack comes from your bottom head. More tension on bottom head = More crack. Make sure it's tuned evenly at each lug as well.

 

Secondly, make sure your new set of snares are seated properly and tensioned evenly....uneven tension will create snare buzz regardless of how tight you tension them.

 

Lastly, be sure the snares aren't overly loose. Generally, tighter snares will yield a tighter sound.

[drumsdb]

I agree with what Fayman said with 1 cavat.

 

Be sure your snares are not overtighened as well... If the bottom head is tight, and the snares are so tight against them that they don't move... it will actually choke the sound.

 

DB

[fayman]

I agree with what Fayman said with 1 cavat. Be sure your snares are not overtighened as well... If the bottom head is tight, and the snares are so tight against them that they don't move... it will actually choke the sound. DB

 

Good point!

[moonstone]

Thanks! I think the problem may be with the bottom head. I'm pretty sure it

has much less tension than the batter.