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Thank you so much! It's such a beautiful snare! He's sure to love it. You guys are the best!
I am amazed by your super quick response. I really appreciate it. Thanks.
We received the hoops today, all I can say is thank you very much we are extremely impressed with your efficiency in this matter and will certainly be dealing with you in the future.
Thanks! I appreciate your good and prompt response!
The purpleheart shell is amazing!
Just a note to tell you that I've got the purpleheart snare all put together, and it sounds FANTASTIC. This might just be the best-sounding drum I've put together.
I received the shell and it is a beauty. Finished it in a clear gloss and it does what I need it to do and it looks great doing it. Sounds great--Looks great. Thanks.
i just wanted to get back to you about the 14X7 black walnut snare drum i recently purchased from you. i absolutely love it. there was an initial adjustment period - after listening to a cheap, "dead" laminate drum for 10 years, i was a bit taken aback by the ample tones this drum generates. particularly with the single ply head. the clincher was when a drummer friend of mine came over and played it while i listened from the proper perspective - in front of the kit. when the overtones blend with the fat whack the drum produces, it is absolutely how a snare drum should sound. some specific observations:
the drum is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship - a fine instrument. everyone i have showed it to and played it for has been like, "wow". everone who has played it - all amatuers but good musicians with many years of experience - have been really impressed with its appearence and its sound. it is a steal, even at the regular, non- ebay price.
the drum does indeed have a broad tuning range. it sounds different, but it never sounds bad - unlike my laminate snare which sounds reasonably ok only when tuned in a very specific way.
in addition to the many different usable tones you can get from tuning, the drum also sounds different depending on how you hit it. i guess this is an obvious statement, but again, the contrast with my old snare and most others i have played is striking. if you are sloppy with your strokes, this snare lets you know! i feel like playing this drum is actually improving my technique.
when i put a "muffler ring" on the batter head, the resulting sound is the most quintessentially fat, dry, studio sounding "whack" that one could possibly hope to hear. i have recorded the drum extensively, and again, it just sounds great no matter what tone you are going for. i actually replaced the batter head with an aquarian "studio X" and i find that this just slightly dampens the overtones, while still keeping the musicality of the drum intact.
i was a bit worried that the drum might be a bit big for an all-around snare but i don't feel that way at all - when tuned up tight it is as light and dry as can be.
what else can i say - nice drum, man.
Got the shell today. Well done! Great looking drum, the bearing edges and snare beds are perfect. I really like the "ever so slight" round over on the bearing edges. The shell is solid as a rock and produces a nice clean note when struck. I guess that's one the advantages of segment style construction, you can use just about any kind of wood (or combination) you want. Thanks again!
I really love the bass drum. It's got such a wide tuning range so it's very versatile.
I am impressed with the granadillo snare. This thing sings with a different eq curve from any drum I have heard. It has the "thickness" I was looking for and also seems to have some of that upper end punch similar to my Dunnett Stainless Steel...which I did not expect from any wood drum, but do like quite a bit. That must come from the shell density. It also avoids producing the annoying overtones that I hear with many drums.
