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Piccolo snare drum recommendation

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From mchair303

Okay. After I expounded on the superiority of the expensive Pearl free-floaters, I thought I'd go online to see what's available out there for piccolos under $100, and I found these snares for about $40 each...[Attachment: 89609] [Attachment: 89610]What are Griffins? I'm assuming MIC, but nice wood shell snares for $40 new (with free shipping!) on eBay? Looks like a nice option for student/entry-level. Anyone have personal knowledge of these?Mike

There is a lengthy review on Amazon by a recent purchaser. The thing that caught my eye was when he said the drum is lacking snare beds.

http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Oakwood-Finish-Percussion-Poplar/product-reviews/B00A7K7LYG

The same guy posted about the snare on a Tama forum. He has several pictures.

http://forum.tama.com/yaf_postst13254_40-Griffin-snare-drum.aspx


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early Mapex dual bass drum Saturn kit
1964 Leedy Ray  Mosca kit in Blue Sparkle
1959 Slingerland Super Gene Krupa snare in WMP
1968 Slingerland Hollywood Ace Snare Drum
1969 and 1977 Ludwig 400 Supraphonic snares
1965 Acrolite snare
Ludwig Coliseum snare
'68 Rogers Dynasonic snare
Pearl free floating piccolo snare
13" Mapex piccolo snare
6.5" deep Mapex steel snare
Mapex 6.5" Brass snare
I know there's more snares than that.
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Posted on 9 years ago
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You get what you pay for .....

April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
66/67 downbeat with canister
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Posted on 9 years ago
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So I ended getting one of these. Price ($60), ease (local), got it now, were the factors. I'm playing a show and need the drum for the gig. I've never needed or wanted one before so one that sounds "good enough" will do. Thanks everyone for your advice I'm sure we learned a lot here. I know I did. This little pearl sounds pretty good. Good heads and everything works.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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From mchair303

Okay. After I expounded on the superiority of the expensive Pearl free-floaters, I thought I'd go online to see what's available out there for piccolos under $100, and I found these snares for about $40 each...[Attachment: 89609] [Attachment: 89610]What are Griffins? I'm assuming MIC, but nice wood shell snares for $40 new (with free shipping!) on eBay? Looks like a nice option for student/entry-level. Anyone have personal knowledge of these?Mike

I've seen the pic's FF on GC used for $149.

There is not a better sounding built or sounding pic out there in my opinion at that price point.

If you are looking to save money,get a Mapex picc @$70 bucks from GC or Amazon

I 've played them and they sound decent.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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From Multijd

So I ended getting one of these. Price ($60), ease (local), got it now, were the factors. I'm playing a show and need the drum for the gig. I've never needed or wanted one before so one that sounds "good enough" will do. Thanks everyone for your advice I'm sure we learned a lot here. I know I did. This little pearl sounds pretty good. Good heads and everything works.

Perfect! Let us know how it sounds and performs for the show. Good luck!

Mike

-No Guru... still learning more every day-
Posted on 9 years ago
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Last day of the show and the snare has been working out great. I'm playing Newsies and there are quite a bit of snare drum (both piccolo and field drum) in the score. I had the drum tuned fairly tight to begin with. I didn't use a dial just tuned by ear and I cranked it up. Yesterday I decided to lower it and see what other sounds I could get. So I tuned it to an "A" which is a standard snare tuning (especially orchestral). I played a couple of the tunes that way but didn't like the raspiness of the sound. So I tightened it to a Bb. Didn't change much for the better. So I tuned it to a B. The response was better but I thought maybe the bottom head needs more tension. That really made a difference in the overall sound. The rest of the show was much more spicy and sounded like a traditional piccolo sound. I may experiment again today with lowering the top head a bit and keeping the bottom tighter. We'll see how it goes. Here is a picture is some of the setup. That's a gretsch Gladstone bass drum (26") and a great old Rogers field drum.

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You on Broadway then? Lion King or some such?

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Posted on 9 years ago
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From geckobeats

You on Broadway then? Lion King or some such?

Newsies. A very good Disney show. It is touring and they hire local union musicians in each city.

JB.

Posted on 9 years ago
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