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Wow not even I have a 16" snare lol I do own a 15" snare but it's not 15" deep! lol
I wonder how this will sound... what snare wires are you going with?
With my 14x12 I found that the super wide 42 wire with a wider bed worked best.
16x16 floor tom / snare drum
Because I have an extra floor tom, I decided to try to make it a snare drum. What I have so far. Ground out a snare bed too. Waiting on heads also.
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Wrapped this with a textured vinyl alligator skin. Made a butt plate from a couple pieces of aluminum. I needed something flat and close to drum because a floor tom leg ends up above it.
The rims I have for this were pretty rusty even after clean up so I decided to paint them black and set aside until I get heads.
Bought a set of 16” snare wires for this too.
Before buying the 16” snare wires, I wondered if 14” snare wires may have worked? Has anyone ever tried that?
Last edited by Olimpass; 09-01-2020 at 02:34 PM.
Re: 16x16 floor tom / snare drum
Wow not even I have a 16" snare lol I do own a 15" snare but it's not 15" deep! lol
I wonder how this will sound... what snare wires are you going with?
With my 14x12 I found that the super wide 42 wire with a wider bed worked best.
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Re: 16x16 floor tom / snare drum
I’ve bought a set of Gibraltar 16” snare wires. In my post, I was asking if anyone has ever tried a set of 14” wires on a 16”. I do have a set of 42 strand but they’re 14 inchers. I may try those to see how they sound vs. the 16”.Originally Posted by SpazApproved
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Dude so is it finished?
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No. I was going to finish it with something else but waiting for the 16” snare side head which is special order.
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Looking very sinister. I bet it'll be fun to incorporate.
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Snare side head came in today.
Evans 300.
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Last edited by Olimpass; 09-21-2020 at 04:56 PM.
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Just seeing this. Wow, cool finish! Can't wait to hear what this sounds like.
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I'm surprised you can't hear it from there.
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Thanks drummer. Not sure I’ll be able to make a vid.
Haha, really a just a little bit deeper sounding.
Floor Tom snare added bonus...built in snare stand!
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Last edited by Olimpass; 09-23-2020 at 05:47 AM.
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Added a small cymbal boom arm to mount in the bass drum tom holder for the ride cymbal.
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To me it sounds a lot like this snare drum right now.
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Off topic... it's kinda strange to see him with two arms lol
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