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Greetings all.

So I have this 5 X 13 solid stave maple snare drum that I home rolled. I used some old Ludwig clubdate hardware on it and added 2.3 black chrome hoops, and after trying a few different head configurations I've settled on a diplomat weight snare side and a Remo Fiberskyn diplomat weight batter.

So far I love what I built, however, I have yet to fall in love with the sound at any tuning.

I deliberately went with no breather hole just to take notes on how this drum would evolve, and I think I'm going to do it. Drill it that is. Question is where? what size? and how many?

I know plenty of companies have research and development departments that will swear it all makes a big difference in the sound of the drum even to the point of turning breather hole " technology" into a featured sales point on their high end products. Does anyone out there have any empirical first hand knowledge of what the palpable (audible) difference may be to

adding a breather hole? That is, other than where you "think" it ought to be? I'm open to discussion, before the cynical part of me takes over and just grabs a drill and put a freaking hole in it already. You won't be able to tell the difference anyway! .... OK... OK.... I'll settle down and listen to what you have to say.................can I get an AMEN on this guys?

Glen

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Posted on 13 years ago
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EZ

I have read on other forums that one vent hole doesn't make much difference in the sound. The big difference is in the bearing edge. Having said that all my staves have the vent hole perpendicular to the snare wire. 10 hole rims make it offset a bit from that. No empirical data, just the obvious place to put it because of where the butt and throw are. what kind of bearing edge did you put on you shell? I have read an article that says double 45 degrees bearing edge give the most tuning range. go here and read the bearing edge section and the vent section for more info.

http://pdgood.us/drumshed/index.html

James

Posted on 13 years ago
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I recently spoke to a rep for popular drum company. They put their vent holes at the nodal point on the shell. That means like about 1 1/2 to 2" down from top edge. Upper part of the shell just under the lug threads. The rep said that the upper part was the nodal point. The point in a vibrating object that remains mostly at rest while the other sections are moving.

That's what I heard.

My snare vent holes are centered.

But my big floor toms have 2 vents. 1 top ,1 bottom on the other side.

I have had "Basketball Syndrome" in the past.

BTW, That shell is fantastic.

SA

BLAEMIRE DRUMS
Thanks to Mr. Jerry Jenkins
Posted on 13 years ago
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Drilling vent hole will pretty much just give you a louder drum.

Posted on 13 years ago
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