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hovlanddrums
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USA
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 Posted - 25/06/2012 : 04:27:57
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| Any drummers out there playing Walnut Snare Drums? Just like dark coffee and stout, once you get it you get it!Let me know what you think.Please check out our Walnut Log Series Snares at hovlandhandcrafteddrums.com Don`t be shy Drum Heads. Thanks KH |
Kirk Hovland - http://www.hovlandhandcrafteddrums.com |
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MacDB7
Excellent Contributer
United Kingdom
254 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2012 : 22:33:17
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Yeah I've been playing a Mapex Walnut snare for years.
Absolutely love the sounds I can get out of it! |
Jazz drummer
Mapex & Zildjian = the perfect combination!
http://soundcloud.com/calum-macleod |
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Eamesuser
Excellent Contributer
USA
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Posted - 26/06/2012 : 01:40:32
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Checked out your site,very nice true solids.
I have a walnut segment shell drum,and while it is woody sounding it has the cleanest overtones of any wood snare I have played.
It is great if you are playing music that uses a lot of cross stick,with mine I have over two and a half inches of of usable cross stick.
While the sound of the stroke is big and full it also has the shortest note of any snare I have owned/played.Which I would imagine would be great if playing fast articulate passages,like in classical music.
Couple questions,How and how long do you cure the wood,and do you route the shell out and then cure it? I have heard that even if the wood is expertly picked and cured that you can get vertical cracks,although that may vary from differing wood species? I have also heard that that will not always affect the sound /performance. |
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hovlanddrums
New Contributer
USA
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Posted - 26/06/2012 : 03:27:48
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| Thanks for responding.Hovland Drums use a secret curing method exclusive to us.Hovland shells are carved Green(wet)fresh from the forest then cured.No Cracks allowed.A cracked shell will not sound good,it`s like cracking the head stock on a guitar.I have lifelong wood workers scratching heads wondering how I get the shells to not crack. That`s why our shells carry a lifetime warranty.Please tell all of your friends about us.KH |
Kirk Hovland - http://www.hovlandhandcrafteddrums.com |
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hovlanddrums
New Contributer
USA
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Posted - 26/06/2012 : 03:29:49
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| Thanks for responding.Hovland Drums use a secret curing method exclusive to us.Hovland shells are carved Green(wet)fresh from the forest then cured.No Cracks allowed.A cracked shell will not sound good,it`s like cracking the head stock on a guitar.I have lifelong wood workers scratching heads wondering how I get the shells to not crack. That`s why our shells carry a lifetime warranty.Please tell all of your friends about us.KH |
Kirk Hovland - http://www.hovlandhandcrafteddrums.com |
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WendyB
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United Kingdom
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johncc
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United Kingdom
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67Rob
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United Kingdom
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Badman_batman
Advanced Contributer
United Kingdom
667 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2012 : 00:01:37
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| Im in the middle of having a custom walnut snare made by stardom customs and its also a 13 x 7 |
www.thedrumchapel.co.uk
facebook.com/thedrumchapel
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Zatoichi
Advanced Contributer
Australia
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Posted - 01/07/2012 : 12:05:37
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| Dunnett were showing off a MonoPly walnut snare on Facebook the other day. "If chocolate cake had a sound - this would be it." Classic. |
http://www.timkerrmusic.com
twitter: @7Kmusic
Yamaha :: Meinl :: Pro Mark |
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cochon
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United Kingdom
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