Snare Drum Archives - DRUM! Magazine

Snare Talk: Drumming Pros Weigh In On Sound, Feel & Tuning

BY ANDY DOERSCHUK & PHIL HOOD | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE HACALA | FROM THE AUGUST 2015 ISSUE OF DRUM! There are few places on Earth where you can sit down wi... Read More

History of the Snare Drum

Eight Centuries of Innovation & Ingenuity Followed Beginnings as Military Communication Device By David A. Brensilver The idea of stretching a cord o... Read More

How To Get Eight Sounds From One Snare Drum

By Wally Schnalle Suppose you had only one snare drum, tuned only one way, and one pair of sticks. How many sounds could you get out of it? Probably a lot m... Read More

10 Tips on How To Choose the Right Snare Drum

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | From the August 2015 issue of Drum! magazine Besides being legendary drummers, what else do Stewart Copeland, Stanton Moore, Travis Bark... Read More

From Sticks To Snares: Building a Stave Snare Drum From Scratch With Sugar Percussion

BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE Woodworking requires a certain set of skills. Woodworking for drums requires that, plus a good ear and a lot of practice. Sugar Percussion, a... Read More

Drum News: A&F’s Launches Vintage-inspired Hardware Line; DW Releases 3.14” ‘Pi’ Piccolo Snare

By Nicolas Grizzle In this edition of drum news, we see new products inspired by history. One draws from relatively modern developments, harkening back a me... Read More

Dialtune Shows How To Change A Snare Drumhead in 30 seconds at NAMM 2020

Dialtune is a new company making cable-tuned snare drums. Its system features free-floating hardware to allow for maximum shell resonance on both top and bottom... Read More

3D printed snare drum from Panic! At The Disco drummer Dan Pawlovich

Panic! At The Disco’s Dan Pawlovich is Pushing Boundaries with 3D-Printed Snare Drums

BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE There’s a million ways to customize a snare these days, but that wasn’t good enough for Panic! At The Disco drummer Dan Pawlovich. So, he 3D... Read More

Review: Doc Sweeney Drums 14″ x 6″ Elm Legend Snare Drum

BY AJ DONAHUE The folks over at Doc Sweeney Drums are doing work. Earlier this year, we ran a review of a one-of-a-kind steam-bent Myrtle drum set and match... Read More

Practice Pad Lessons Workshop with stick control

Lesson: 40 Ways to Play a Single ‘Stick Control’ Exercise

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM! If you knew you were going to be stranded on a deserted island with food, shelter, no responsibilities, an... Read More