I'd just like to say how dam frustrating it is when one or two of your snare wires become looser than the rest , thus spoiling an otherwise decent sound. This has just happened to me- on my RK puresound extended replacement snare wires and I'm actually giging with it. Huh, it's certainly no laughing matter when these actually cost me £50. This has happened before with less expensive or hard to get hold of ordinary wires, I tried to cut em myself but just ended up bending and distorting all the other wires. One time I even took a pair to the local industrial estate and - I think I paid the man a fiver to do it, ( they had pretty good cutters), but I still cringed when at one point he held them all floppy, it's hard to do this without bending the others. I will probably need to get some VERY sharp cutters. Does anyone know of a good way to do this. It's only one wire (the end one) sorry if this is a stupid question.Cooked Egg
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It's ok, you don't have to answer, just cut the bloody thing I know!! Maybe I just need to vent Hmmmm
the correct tools are always nice
I have specialty tools for jobs like that....
Sir I humbly bow before you.
Little pair of wire cutters like these. Any hardware/auto part store should have them. Snip-snip-done. Lay them on the table to cut the wire off. Good sharp cutters are the key thing here. If they are dull they'll bend before they cut.
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Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Yes cheers, I've always felt a bit hesitant cos it's one thing cutting em and even harder to keep the whole frame stable whilst doing this. The sharper the better then as well.
I use my Dremel tool with a small cutting disc on it...I set the tool at a mid RPM and let the wheel do the cutting...After the bad wire has been cut at both ends, I flip the rest of the wires over and lightly grind down the stubs so there are no sharp edges...Works perfect every time...
Cheers
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That sounds like a the best solution but it would prob cost me more to get one of them! Food for thought.
The outside wire is the easiest to remove with sharp wire cutters then problem should be solved.Make sure the tension is even at both ends of the wires is paramount here and even spacing of the wires from inside the bottom rim( about 1 inch or less either side).Best of luck in the problem solving,sounds very frustrating...
Wayne
20,16,13,13.
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1966 Rogers cob 7 Line Dynasonic Snare.
1967 Rogers "Humberto Morales" Timbales.
1980 Ludwig B/O badge 14x 6.5 Black Beauty Snare.
1980 Ludwig B/O badge Red Cortex
22,22,18,16,15,14,13.
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I did this with two sets or snares, worked like a champ. Clamp the ends down lightly on a workbench, align the snares along one half and put a light weight on that half, get a soldering iron and heat up the other end, it will melt, have a scrap piece of wood ready to hold down the snare wire at the heated end, let it cool. Voila!
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