Pork Pie Maple Snare Drum  

Right out of the box this snare sounded kinda nice. It appeared to be slightly out, so I ended up re-tuning the top head from scratch, and then just fine tuning the snare head, using learned methods and a Drum Dial tension indicator. I ended up with the snare head looser than Drum Dial's recommended tension settings, and the top head a bit tighter than it was to begin with. After this fine tuning it had a nice high-end crack along with a warm, slightly dry tone and slight over-ring. After fine tuning it, ending up with the top head a little tighter than before and sweeter sound than it had to begin with. I can't wait to bring this to the next band practice. In listening to some Disturbed, the snare sounds similar Mike Rengren's Pearl Reference snare. The maple shell is a bit thinner than I thought it  be, but the shell has a nice resonance to it and the drum is solidly built. The black glass finish looks a little better in person than in the picture, too. And it was made by an American in California, U.S.A.

I have been a fan of pork pie drums for years and again they've delivered! I purchased 14x7 Blk glass/blk hardware. This drum is still made in the U.S and finish/hardware are flawless. They've added two brass name badges, New Pork Pie engraved throw off, and a great bearing edge.This snare has lots of attack, Great pop, high volume and when tuned low. Can be a great rock sounding snare which is perfect for multiple applications. So overall buy this snare now and add it to your collection!!!!