Yes I bought some.

Live in the states?

I can send you a length at n/c.

Let me know.

Hi

Thanks for the kind offer....but already have some.....been buying it for a while now.....

Oops, I was referring to the OP.DOH

And that grosgrain ribbon is used for those "around the neck ID tags" issued at corporate conferences, exhibitions, seminars etc.. I just cut it to lengths and sear the ends..

Cheers

I use either mini-blind cord or a spool of what I believe is string used for plumb-bob's. It's green and INCREDIBLY strong. My days of cranking the snares ended about 30 years ago, so it's mostly about replacing worn-out strings on new acquisitions.

My mother is a professional framer so when I mount my patterson gut snares on various drums I use wire that is used to hang frames .. heavy duty stuff. When it comes to my pure sound snares I always just go with the string it comes with. Maybe shoelace here and there.

While I have no personal experience, I have heard multiple people talking about having damaged wood snare beds with various types of wire for installing snares. Something to at least think about.

I use either a nylon chord, satin chord or hemp chord.

I only use wire to mount wrap around gut snares. The wire doesn't actually touch the shell . You are right though. I would never use wire for standard snares that do NOT wrap around the the bearing edge.