Magnus,sorry i haven`t replied to your question sooner but looks like the other members here have you going in the right direction.I`ve got Puresounds on mine and she sings like nobody`s business.You should be fine once you get her tweeked up to your desireable tone(low,med or high).Dynas work well in all those areas and thanks to Joe Thompson for that futuristic view of what drummers would want in the eras to follow it`s conception.Enjoy that beauty and put her back together with as much originality as possible-will be well worth the time.

Best,

Wayne

Hello again, and please excuse me for taking so long to reply - I have been away for a few days.

schmegeggie: Interesting with the felt strips. I just used the frame's in-built height-adjusting mechanism. It worked well.

Glenn: Indeed, I would have been quite lost without those two guides. I used them when setting up my Big R, and once you understand how the Dyna works - as compared to other snare drums - I think it is quite easy to set them up. I still haven't received my Diplomat, so await its arrival with some excitement.

Wayne: No problem at all, as you say, I got the required help and pointers here on the forum. I agree about the Puresounds - very, very good wires for the Dyna.

Best,

Magnus