Our fiddle player down at our jamhole used to be a drummer. He has told me about a cb snare he had once. He said it was called a full floating snare. I have never seen one, is this what you have?

Your snare is from the 70's it's a copy type of the Rogers dyno-sonic snare drum..Mikey

Sure it's not from the 80's????, I've never seen another one either, even the guy from drumatix who gets every imaginable snare ever made said he's only had one in the years he's been dealing with vintage snares. you can hear the snare on my myspace page, not me on drums, I'm playing bass on the song and my buddy playing my kit in my studio with this snare, I think this thing really shines.

here's our version of a cover tune from ((RUSH))), song is called La Villa

http://www.myspace.com/basslik

When Pearl started to make C.B.700 drums in 1974-5 they came out with that lug and used it to about 1985.Also the lugs were used on other names Pearl made at the time.The badge is what i call a trans badge the first badges on C.B.700's had a silver out line around the edge of badge they used that to late 1979 then in 1980 they change the badge to all black so you drum is from the starting of 1980[ i hit the wrong key wanted to hit 8 not 7].So you drum is from 1980 too 1985..The shell is chrome over steel i can check if you like and see what year or two they made that snare,the snare was a short live snare it never sold many copys..Oh just wanted to add this pearl in 1974 came out with a Jupiter snare drum it was a parallel action strainer it had the bar inside the drum.Your c.b.700 is the lower end of that snare but it's still a good sounding drum..Mikey

Thanks MIKEY777, That's has me wondering why it never took off cause that 4 dial adjust for the strainer is really awesome and can really fine tune the strainer. if you could find out what you can would be great, I figured it was from the 80's, cause I got around then.

Here is a catalog shot on this excellent web site. :)

Vintage Drum Guide

and it is the "Mark" series.

David

Man you guy's are simply incredible finding all this stuff

Wow , so many years later, This snare I love and most clients end up using this snare, even a few put aside their black beauty for some songs. I was wondering if there's anywhere I can get replacement wires, or maybe a custom made strainer for it?

I know cannon has the Cannon UP20-3 Power Snares, tha might wires, still researching the actual size.

THANKS

I didn't think Pearl had anything to do with CB. I thought CB was a separate company and was owned by Kaman music since the early '80s ( Maybe sooner ) From my understanding they invented the Free Floating snare that Pearl uses. I've seen a few CB models and they go for a lot. Seemed like they had some great designers, but were a basic company so their market couldn't afford a super high end snare. But Pearl clients could. Again I could be off base, but by the '70s it seemed that Tama,Pearl,etc.. were no longer using stencil names to try new things. They just went for it. Also found this from TommyP on another thread related to CB.

So am I crazy? or was CB something that started in New England and wasn't by Pearl?

For the snare wires. If you can, take a photo of just the wires. Someone will likely know a maker and where to get then. It is a beautiful snare, name means nothing. It's all about the sound.