I use clamshell wires on mine so, yes hahaha

Cool, thanks!

So, I did a lot of searching on the internet last night and could find nothing on snare wires specfically made for the Super Sound King. Based on the looks of the strainers, it seems like the wires made for the Ludwig Super Sensitive might be the right ones...not sure.

Does anyone actually make a replacement for the Super SK or is it a kind of see what matches the closest.

As for the clamshell, mine screws into each side of the strainer to hold it in place. I don't see where a screw is used on the Super SK strainer. Am I missing something?

There is a center hole screw that attaches to another 90 degree screw that hooks into a thing-a-ma-gig...well crap, I'll dig it all out & send some pics tomorrow. I just got married a little while back & we're still unpacking boxes. This SOB is a pain to get straight, but is really sweet when you do.

Hey Fungus...congrats ln your marriage!

I havea standard SK and really like it, so this Super SK, while a bit of a resto project is worth the effort in my opinion. I can't wait to get the thing togethet! It's kind of rxciting dling this one because its more unudual with the dual strainer.

Thanks very.muchfor your help...clearly I need it! ;(

Here's some more pictures that might help. I'm going to go out on a ledge here by saying that my SSK was NOT a good sounding drum! Sure looked beautiful, though! For my money, one of the best sounding "super sensitive" snare drums is the Ludwig SS. I like the late 60's and 70's version of the mechanism. I like the fact that you can dial in how much tension the wires make contact with the bottom head. You can't do that with the Slingerland. I'm not quite sure about Slingerland earlier SS strainer, but that one might have been a bit more picky. Probably why it was re-designed. Just my 2 cents on all this!

When you say you can't control the amount contact the snares make with the bottom head... The SSK can totally do that. Vertical positioning of the snares is controlled by the fine tuning knob of the strainer. Horizontal tension is controlled by where the snares are attached. Unless I'm misunderstanding what ya meant.

I like that it has a stability rod to strengthen the upper area where both strainers attach...though not sure if it really adds anything once the heads and hoops are tightened down. It's similar to some of the older bass drums that had a similar rod (obviously much larger).

I have to wonder whether some of it is just gimick, or they had to come up with something to be competitive in the marketplace...against the Luddy SS. In any event, it is a piece of Slingerland history, one that was only offered for about 8-9 years and not sure how successful. What I did read, which may be really telling, is that none of Slingerland's endorsers played the drum (hence my gimick comment).

Being mostly Sound King, aside from strainer and support, I would expect it to at least play as well if not better due to the greater adjustment range in the strainer.

For me, its value is largely a function of few being around and it being a "better" version of the standard SK.

Sorry for rambling, just explaining my view!Violin

Thanks for all the help!

You are absolutely correct! Forgive me for forgetting about this! DOH

First, I appreciate all points of view! I was being jaded by the fact that my SSK just didn't sound that great... and I did know how to tune it!

Also, remember that the rod is not for "stability", but is required to operate both ends at the same time for up/down movement, just like on the Ludwig SS.

I really love all my Slingerland drums and have pretty much owned most of the popular snare drums. I'm glad I was fortunate to have that SSK in my possession, even if for only a small amount of time! It was definitely a piece of Slingerland history! Keep on collecting, rebuilding and drumming, my friend!