I bet many of you, like me, own Premier snare drums featuring the classic #632 snare strainer.
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There are also other brands featuring this kind of holed plate (like Ludwig), and I can see why you may end up hating this piece of gear, as attaching modern snares to it can be a pain in the you know where... Why this design? Because these strainers were built with gut snares in mind.
Although some of us still use gut snares on certain drums, that´s not the norm nowadays, so drummers using snappy wires with these strainers may end up getting to not very elegant solutions...
To solve this issue, I came up with a very easy, inexpensive, handy and practical idea. Go and get an electrical connection strip (in whatever colour you like. I chose black because I find it more elegant). They are dirty cheap.
Cut two individual pieces.
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Get rid of all the leftovers (just for aesthetics. It´s nice to do things well 😉).
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Now we can attach our snares... I have used leather cord with a circular section, very rigid and strong.
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Pass the cord from behind trough a hole. Try to make it run parallel to the snares in order to avoid torsion, thus buzz (no pun intended).
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The holes you passed the cord through may not be at the same height. That´s ok as long as the tension in both ends is the same. Now pass the two pieces we cut before.
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Put them touching the plate, adjust the cord to the desired tension and tighten the screws.
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Do the same on the other end.
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A very effective, secure and elegant solution to attach modern snares to old school strainers. Show me your Premier drums and how you solved this problem!
…et in Arcadia ego.
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