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I love my DW solid Craviotto Collector's series 5 1/2 X14 with a Evan's HD Dry Head. I have about 60 snares including supra and super sensitive. The DW sounds incredible

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1960's SONOR 12-16-20-14 blue slate pearl
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Posted on 12 years ago
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Posts: 9 Threads: 1

Lots of great main snares here! Very cool to see players relying on vintage snares, but then again this is a Vintage forum... :)

Here's my go-to.. 5.5x14 Steel Keplinger - I've used it on a bunch of gigs and rehearsal now and it's the perfect drum for me. It replaces my old 5x14 '71 Supra, and late 70s Black Beauty. Those were great drums, but the Keplinger just sounds too great to not schlepp the extra weight around...

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Posted on 12 years ago
#42
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Still this one, now without the lug gaskets:

[IMG]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii289/thebeebe5/NOS%20Slingerland%20Bronze/IMG_5060.jpg[/IMG]

Posted on 12 years ago
#43
Posts: 2237 Threads: 272

I have a room full of vintage drums, but the DW is sill my favorite paying snare. The title is Show us your workhorse snare, not show us your workhorse vintage snare.

From cornelius

Lots of great main snares here! Very cool to see players relying on vintage snares, but then again this is a Vintage forum... :)Here's my go-to.. 5.5x14 Steel Keplinger - I've used it on a bunch of gigs and rehearsal now and it's the perfect drum for me. It replaces my old 5x14 '71 Supra, and late 70s Black Beauty. Those were great drums, but the Keplinger just sounds too great to not schlepp the extra weight around...

1960's SONOR 12-16-20-14 blue slate pearl
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Posted on 12 years ago
#44
Posts: 2237 Threads: 272

If was out playing gigs id take this one for a spare. 70 acrolite.

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1960's SONOR 12-16-20-14 blue slate pearl
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Posted on 12 years ago
#45
Posts: 6170 Threads: 255

From poppy79424

If was out playing gigs id take this one for a spare. 70 acrolite.

whoa thats nice! poppy-thats too pretty to be a workhorse. that one needs to stay in the stable...Excited

mike

Posted on 12 years ago
#46
Posts: 2809 Threads: 32

Any of my Rogers Powertones...

or the wood Superten or Dyna-Sonics from the early 80s.

I have 38 snare drums. All but two of them would be an excellent choice most days.

Rogers Drums Big R era 1975-1984 Dating Guide.
http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=24048
Posted on 12 years ago
#47
Posts: 2413 Threads: 336

From BUCKIE_B

Go ahead and laugh!!! LoLoLoLoIt's a 'restored' CryBaby DIXIE steel shell 5 1/2" x14".It's not round.It's not flat.It's dented (even after taking a rubber hammer as well as vice grips to it).Slight snare buzz unless the tone control is just barely touching the batter head, which itself is an old 1960's Remo Ambassador with which I had to use epoxy glue to re-glue the mylar head back into the aluminum hoop after the original epoxy had aged and cracked, letting the mylar pull right out of the hoop.No butt plate to speak of - snare strings simply hand tied around some "piece" attached to shell! DOHBUT ... It sounds GREAT!Really puts out ... Has better tone, response, and volume than 99% of the newer Asian import snares in stores today!Cool1Best part - Never have to worry about it getting damaged or stolen!Laughing H

I have a couple of these (not badged as Dixies though). They are great snares - don't let anybody tell you otherwise.......that's a great shell that Pearl made. I also have one of these that is a 10 lug. It's what I am playing now daily and it sounds as good as anything I have ever had.

John

I had a great day! Instead of sleeping in and wasting the day, I got up at 8 and I had all my slacking done by noon!

2Timothy1:7
Posted on 12 years ago
#48
Posts: 361 Threads: 55

Wow everyone, we've seen some real beauties here. Thanks so much for posting your workhorses. Any others? I'm sure we all love seeing them Cool1

Posted on 12 years ago
#49
Posts: 129 Threads: 10

Okay, so maybe this snare is way too new to have earned the 'workhorse' title, but this baby is staying with me until the day I die. 2012 6.5x14 Ludwig Black beauty brass on brass. Bought it in march and after those 3 long months of waiting I instantly fell in love.

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Posted on 12 years ago
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