@@NickCostaMusic it was that classic familiar sound with high and low tones.sounded very crispy sounding snare drum.I still have my accent power combo tone from 2004.deep toms and a 6x5x14 wooden snare drum i also found a matching chrome over steel on eBay.it’s to bad the drums were never stamped we can’t tell how old is it.I put some Aquarian preference 2 and it sounds great.and a 70’s Ludwig silver dot on the kicker side.these are great for rock.🥁
Just ordered up some Nevr Dull through your link. Haven't tried that one. I like the idea of using that on the tension rod threads in a drill. Usually I just WD40 them to death and add a little dab of white lithium grease when reassembling.
Great video! So many school band directors and music teachers are brass and woodwind players that don’t know how to repair or tune a drum. Volunteer to help them if you can. A local teacher asked for my help with drums for four elementary schools. I ended up working on 18 ‘60s and ‘70s era Acrolites…with original cases. It was so satisfying (and fun) making them usable again for the kids. Thanks for making this video!
Thanks @jeffhackenberg4993 ! And you’re absolutely right, we had a non-profit volunteer to repair our broken instruments. They said every drum was damaged beyond repair because of the same issues as this supraphonic. That was after the local repair shops told them. Since then it’s been a goal of mine to help repair our District’s drums, since there are a lot of vintage Ludwig’s from the 60s and 70s. Appreciate the kind words, and thank you for checking out the vid!
These brand name snares that sound much better than their price and age have to saved because you are protecting your investment. After all, this is the legendary LM402 snare and the price of these brand name snares keep going up no matter the age. Nick, you posted another video with the title "Even a $70 snare can sound great!" about LM300 on your channel. The cheapest LM300 is now listed for $140 on reverb. Also, I am coming to the conclusion that one of reasons that some of these brand name but cheaper snares sound way better than their price point is that the 10 lugs gives them a tight sound, keeps the tuning, and prevents excessive shell ringing.
@sam-drums you’re right. This snare in particular was purchased (with many like it) as a bulk order for an entire district, way before I became a teacher. Rather than buy something new, which is very common with districts (for the record, not saying mine does that), I figured I’d show how to fix very common issues with school snares - worn out heads, busted snare throw offs. That other video, yes - they are more money since it’s been a while since I posted that. You can still find them for under $100 - I just saw a few on Facebook marketplace. Usually listed by those who don’t know much about them, and especially don’t label them by the model number. Yes, 10 lugs will give you a more direct sound than 8 - you’re dead on! Some folk tend to thing expensive = better, which is why you could find acrolites for a steal at one time. Just like the lm300 as soon as people realize they sound great, prices go up. I really appreciate the time you took to leave a comment, and the continued support by checking out the content!
Great vid, Nick! I can see this video being received very well by the band director community that need information on percussion maintenance. Very Nice work!
Thanks @destination_percussion ! Being my background is in drum set specifically (as an educator), I see it first hand how it's overlooked. Totally get it, there's only so much time in a 14 week percussion method course.
