On the weekend, i bought new heads for my birch snare. ambassador coated and hazy ambassador for reso. I also got some 3in1 oil, paint thinners, bees wax,wire brush and old toothbrush. I pulled all the lugs off and throw off as well. used the old toothbrush with some thinners to scrub down all the screws and used a thin wire brush to clean out the insided thread of the lugs. I pulled the throw off apart and gave that the same clean. I rubbed in some bees wax on the bearing edges of the snare which filled in any hairline splits that may of been in the edges and that also gave the edges a smooth finish. I put the heads on once the bees wax was dry, used the 3in1 oil to lube up the lugs and tuned the snare up.
Well it sounds absolutely beautiful. Nice high crack with beautiful warm/deep resonance and just enough controlled ring with body! the snare is the best it has ever sounded.
Thanks to STICKS and Rat for their professional advice on how to clean the lugs and what equipment to use. You guys rocks the house
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