When I first received my Mica-Sonic set I was very unhappy with the way the snare sounded. I had to keep the strainer very loose or it would choke the bottom head. It sounded more like a tom than a snare drum. I used a dremel with a sanding cylinder bit and CAREFULLY shaved almost an eighth of an inch out of the snare valley bed. This bed should taper nicely to the desired thickness(or thinness) as it approaches the strainer location.
In the end it became a staple snare in my line-up. It has more crack, less snare rattle, and is much more sensative. Totally worth the hour I spent on it. I get compliments from good drummers all the time on how it sounds.
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