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please excuse the newbie question, but I'm confused.

I've been searching the net for an hour and can not see the difference between the diecast and triple flange hoops.

I know one is cast and the other rolled...I know they affect the tone differently...I know one is more ridged...and I know the cost difference....that I all get.

But I can not "SEE" the difference by looking at them.

I thought I had it then I see the DW snare...(see pic)..it looks like a triple flange to me I say...but its die cast

the DW and Trixon rims look the same to me...yet one is diecast the other flanged.

please help....I'm getting no work done trying to figure this out

Posted on 10 years ago
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To my eye, both those drums have triple flange hoops. Must be a mistake...

My Black Beauty has flange hoops, the Crav underneath has a die cast on the batter side and triple flange on reso...

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Posted on 10 years ago
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these don't look like cast hoops to me, either

Posted on 10 years ago
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From njphil3

please excuse the newbie question, but I'm confused.I've been searching the net for an hour and can not see the difference between the diecast and triple flange hoops.I know one is cast and the other rolled...I know they affect the tone differently...I know one is more ridged...and I know the cost difference....that I all get.But I can not "SEE" the difference by looking at them.I thought I had it then I see the DW snare...(see pic)..it looks like a triple flange to me I say...but its die castthe DW and Trixon rims look the same to me...yet one is diecast the other flanged.please help....I'm getting no work done trying to figure this out

Those are both triple flanged. The quickest way to tell visually is that die cast hoops usually cover a section of the tension rods, whereas triple flange leave the whole tension rod exposed, as seen in the photos. SC's photo shows the visual difference I'm referring to.

Posted on 10 years ago
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this is the ad title "DW 6.5x14 Aluminum Snare Drum w/Die Cast Hoops" must be a mistake then. I can see the difference in the 2 pics SC posted. Thank you for the help....still learning

Posted on 10 years ago
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