I Found Replacement Snares for a Pearl Jupiter 

Anyone who owns/knows about the Pearl Jupiter know that it is *IMPOSSIBLE* to find replacement snare wires for it. After searching under every rock for replacements I finally figured out a hack! Hopefully this helps someone! Everything you need for this project: Snare wires: amzn.to/31BRSuL Countersink: amzn.to/2MPlLnM Bits: amzn.to/2IiqQ3W Driver: amzn.to/31CLy5U Drill: amzn.to/2MQwiiP

Man... Just bought an immaculate Jupiter snare (with no wires). You, Sir have just made my day! Thank you so much for this video! Great hack!

Stewart Copeland's snare, you are lucky if you own one, thanks for the video

Man that groove was sweet.

A few diehard Pearl fans know this but its great you get the info out. The washers are unnecessary the original wires float on the screws.

Well done David. This will help many Jupiter owners. I've got its sibling, the Gladstone (throw off). Great COB snare.

Thanks for this, resurrected my Jupiter this week and played a festival on it yesterday, sounds great!

You don't know how to make a drum sound bad. You are a true master at tuning, sir!

Thank you, this was soooo helpful. I just fixed up a snare for a relative of a friend. I ordered the snare wires and followed the instructions. I drilled out the holes to 7/32 and had to turn both tensioners in to make it fit. It was a pain in the a@@ to set the shoulder screws but once I did, everything went into place. The snare functions and sounds great!

Is the sound demo about the snare or all the sweet hihats? Or both?

Didn’t even know this was a thing. Excellent fix! Good job.

Thanks for this. Because of this video I was able to reactivate my old Jupiter Snare.

OMG I needed this for mine (for an old Pearl Brass kindof snare I have, someone on the web said it could be the Pearl DCB 4914)! Thank you!

i love the sound of that snare

You should open a drum repair business. I have a pearl roadshow that could use a fix and some other mapex snare I got in fourth grade.

You also did the impossible when you did the dollar tree drummer 😉 Please bring back

YOU DID IT

great video, man! i love tips like these that solve seemingly hard problems in an efficient and solid way.

Hey man, I love your diy drum projects. I think it would be awesome to see you make a nesting kit and/or cocktail drumkit

Oh man, thanks for this! Such a simple and elegant solution Was given a 6 1/2" Jupiter and of course, ran into the same issue finding snares. A buddy of mine came up with a different work around using regular length snares and I was amazed at how good this snare sounds!

Thank you! I've thought of doing the same thing except you made it a lot easier for me. Appreciate you making this video, Well done. Not sure how or why 10 idiots out there gave this video a thumbs down....

Brilliant Dave👍👍

Good tips to go by. Thanks!

Now I REALLY regret taking drilling out my Jupiter shell and putting a "modern" throw off on it back in the 90's.

Oh Hell Yea!! Genious! Keep up these great ideas, love this stuff.

Nice man . I am sure you made someone’s day. You know what would make my day ? A couple of your stickers man 👍👍

Man David, cool it with the hats!

Thank you for this

Ludwig sells Super Sensitive snare wires. The same thing.

Nice Trick i‘m always hyped when I see a message from your Chanel in my sub box 👍🏻

Brilliant !

This video made me want one...

i got one 2 years ago for 400 australian dollars and a smart friend got it going with a snare strand .He had to do all sorts of enginering tasks to make it work and could get just enough tension with the snares .Also he explained with the snare action there are all of these different screws to play with to adjust the action[too confusing for me] but i will show him this great video and he can do it this way =his way worked but cant make the snare strand go really tight.

Bravo!

OK i see you with those freq hats. Good choice

I like that crack of the snare 👌

I bought a Jupiter knowing that this video exists. I just came to review and order what I need. No one carries the wires. SWEET! FML haha

thanks for informative video ... I now have to find a Jupiter!!!

Thanks to this video I figured it this is the snare I own. I need to replace the throw off because it’s broken but I don’t know where to find one.

Nice!

If you're a member of the Pearl Drummers Forum post this in the first aid section and ask them to make it a sticky.

13/64" bit, audio says 13/16". Just not to confuse anyone who may not catch that, 13/16" (.812") is incorrect. 13/64" (.203"), is the correct size. Sorry David, not being nitpicky. Hope it helps.

we need more videos dave.

Its funny how after this video was uploaded ive been seeing pearl jupiter pictures with the radio king snare wires

My first snare was a Pearl Jupiter. I was 11 then. Should have held on to it.

David I’d love to see u do some double bass hacks

I guess i’m one of the lucky few to find replacement wires, but it was a few yrs ago when i was in europe

So.... many hats

Your my only Pearl Jupiter friend 💔

now all i need is a pearl jupiter snare.

I had a 6.5 x 14, missing half of the mechanism, shame because it was such a sweet sounding drum. I converted it to a simple strainer throw off and then eventually sold it. Nice brass shell on these babies, looks like they're no longer a well kept secret.

You know what’s funny... I have the same snare in my basement brand new and now I’m going to do this

Ow man, thank you

Tasty ghost notes

its so easy its mind boggling lmao!!!

6 hats 1 snare the 2 girls 1 cup of drumming

It wouldn't be a show without white lithium grease!

Fellow Stewart Copeland fans, where ya at?

cool! i have one for sale w nice puresound wires. i replaced the snare side hoop w bigger 'holes' bc i couldnt get it to stop buzzing w the snares off if i hit it hard enough. do you have that prob w yours?

Nice

Cool

clever

Nice hack! Have you tried the Pearl Vintage Free-Floater wires that Puresound makes? They're 1/8" shorter in overall length but may work as-is given the flexibility of this mounting system.

Great David! Have you tried to use the Gibraltar SC363e snare wires and drill out the rivet and use that hole for mounting? Great if that would work, since those wires are cheaper than Puresound and also have the linkage 2x10 as the originals.

I think I found one of these. It needs new tension rods. Will there be any problem finding some that fits?

I have a Pearl Jupiter snare. Are these rare now? Insane!

How do you like the sound of a snare with extended wires compared to a snare with regular shorter wires?

So I just had an idea too. I looked up these old Puresound Wires that matched the Jupiter. Apparently total length is 16 1/2 inches. I found a Gibraltar 20 stand that is 16 in length even. I wonder if I can get away with the extra 1/2 inch missing. Because it seems the metal edge part of the snare wires are a bit longer on Puresound. If I can re-drill the new snare wires even if it barely fits. Curious now.

Great vid. Having trouble with drilling the "new" holes. Any tips?

Cool Snare. What is your favorite sanre? I only have 3, a Mapex V series, a Mapex Tomahawk, and a vintage Kent Revere wood snare.

Very creative solution. Now you have me curious if there are snares that will fit if both of the attachment plates are flipped. Time to experiment. 👍

What if you made a resonant snare drum head with the flannel fabric on it like the bass drum head video

Ghost notes 😳

David, Today I received my Jupiter w/ Parallel snare wires. I can see the modification has been done, but not with Pure Sound snare wires. When I engage the snares, and tap the snares on the head, it is obvious that the snares are NOT touching the head in many places..................Is there any snare wire adjustment for this? What do you recommend? THANKS

Do you know the Pure Sound PN for the Jupiter snare. Sorry could make out the inset photo. Thanks in advance brother.

Not sure where else to ask you this question lol... but it would be cool of you did a diy/make up your own benny greb mini hats video. Configuring some cheaper cymbals to make a similar sound. They are so expensive haha

Is it possible to hydrodip a tom?

"Fat Cat"'s 14x16 Strand Vintage "Radio King" is easier and cheaper! It's 311SKR (36.67$) cheaper than the Puresound and you don't need to drill anything. The only thing you need to do is flip the mechanics, add 2 small washers and screw the snares into place. You're welcome!

very similar to the Premier Vintage snare drum system

You should try making a foot pedal that can disengage the snare from a drum when pressed down, like a hi hat pedal, but for snare.

What about a replacement set of double 10s for Premier (I think) piccolo snares..? I've looked everywhere and can't find any...

Pearl Jupiter and Sabian AAX Freq hats, awesome combo!! How long have you had those hats for?

Do you do this on both sides?

Nice hack.

I do have a question about the replacing of snare wires. I put my Tama Starclassic snares on my Mapex snare drum and the tama snares came with this silk like ribbon. I had a heck of a time getting them to tighten up right and now with the snare fully tightened and tuned it still sounds as if the snares are too loose. Should I use something else other than this silky ribbon for the snare attatchment? It's what came with the hi-carbon super sensitive snares so I figured Tama knew what they were doing... But then again my throw off and butt plate are from Mapex. Not Tama... Any advice?

A M A Z I N G!! Can you do the same for Premier snares?

Stewart Copeland!

Wait a minute, a snare drum that doesn’t use strips? And can be easily placed on the snare and not fiddle with how to put the strands??? Does pearl still produce this snare??

Now if I can find metals for my ludwig marching snare.

Is this snare actually really good or something? Is it worth going through the trouble to modify it?

BEARDS!

Could you try drilling some holes on snare drum heads? Something like Evans Dry series. Also I’ll appreciate if you compare it with some Evans dry series too.

Can you help figure out a mod to add different size snare wire to a Tama King Beat Imperialstar snare

Hey David, i am trying to start rebuilding drum kits. I have one that i just put together. I have a lot left to do but its a pretty nice kit. The floor tom is also the bass drum. It stands up right as usual but the pedal is flipped around to where it hits underneath. I would really like for you to attempt this idea. Its given me a run for my money. I think you could do better man.

Yo también tengo un Pearl Japan 70s, a beutyful snare / I have a Pearl Japan 70s, a beutyful snare.

Gibraltar make one of that wires. Go check it out David

Hey did you ever try making a spiral crash from an old, cracked cymbal?

Do you have any tips for Pearl Sound check owners

I demand more content lol stat

Such a bad design to make it so hard and expensive to get replacements. Reminds me of rickenbacker