Steel Snares - Unfairly Judged?
I thought I would start a thread to discuss steel-shelled snare drums and the fact that they seem to get a bit of a bad rap. I've steered clear of them since I started drumming in 2003 - forums and other reviews tend regard them in a somewhat negative light - but recently I picked up a 14x6 steel-shelled Pork Pie Little Squealer, flat black, and it has caused me to re-think what I thought I knew about steel-shelled snare drums.
I bought the Little Squealer because it was about as cheap as I've ever seen it, and to that end, I couldn't even buy the parts for what I paid, and that doesn't include the heads or the shell! The whole point though was that I planned to rob the hardware off of the shell and put it on a Keller shell. Then I started fiddling with it. Now that I have it dialed in, I've quickly become quite taken with it.
Granted, it is loud, but I don't think it's overly harsh in the least, and it sounds GOOD, even with the stock heads and snare wires.
So - thoughts?
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