Re: Can't get 42 strand wires right
In a nutshell;
The snare wires and straps on a conventional snare (I.e. the tension system) extends over the bearing edge of the drum. If there is no snare bed, all the mechanical adjustment of the throw-off (which is vertical) is converted to strictly horizontal tension (stretching) of the snare wires themselves. The wires get tight from the pulling tension but do not get adjusted against the head tighter or looser. The tight wires restrict the bottom head movement and choke the drum. The bed allows for the vertical adjustment of the snare wires against the head. The snare wires are pulled up into the head until they "bottom out" in the snare bed...at which point, any additional movement is converted into horizontal tension (stretching) of the snare wires.
When you think about it this way, as a combination of horizontal and vertical axis movement, you can see how things like bed depth, width, wire strands, etc. can really have an effect.
-Brian
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