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Your cart is empty.The snare drum is the most important component in the drum set, and the snare-wire is a crucial component of your drum's sound. This fact has not been widely recognized until very recently; only a few drummers understand this important connection.1n 1960, Ludwig and Slingerland manufactured what has now become the standard for good vintage wires. Several manufacturers have tried to re-produce the sound. After years of research, we have replicated the Slingerland wire taking several factors into account such as material, spiral diameter and pitch. We finally decided on a core thickness of 0.5 mm, a spiral diameter of 1.35mm and a pitch of 3.4 mm.In that process, we also found that the end plate is another determinant of a snare-wire's sensitivity, and we have tried various sizes for these as well. We concluded that 0.5mm is optimal to hold the wires. We also decided to exclude the guiding grooves for snare strings and tapes that most manufacturers use. These guiding grooves impaired the sensitivity of the snare drum. Our end plate is quite thin however; it may have caused breakage of strings and tapes. We resolved the problem by having the lapel at the holes on the end plate._After years of careful analysis of the material composition, thickness of the end plate, shaping experiments and production consideration, we have the CANOPUS Vintage Snare Wire.Super Jazz drummer Bill Stewart once visited us. He was so impressed by our proto-type Vintage Snare Wires he asked us if he could use it. Many CANOPUS endorsers appreciate the sound quality of these snare wires.
Charles Nickrenz
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2024
Item arrived damaged in paper envelope, the absolute wrong packaging for a delicate, precision product. The item itself had been resealed, whether from a prior return or resale...not what I expected. Returned, will purchase elsewhere.
Theo Felix Mordey
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
I have 14 snare drums and I put Canopus snare wires on all of them. This snare wire works great but I also like the back beat Canopus snare wire that has I think 30 or 40 strands. Canopus snare wire will make a cheap snare drum sound pro or at least 30-50% better. I also like to experiment with hoops but that’s another story. They look great! They are portable and they are easy to install. If you want your snare drum to be sensitive and crisp at low volumes but also sound fat and full sounding at louder volumes, the Canopus snare wires are for you
CLEANING MACHINE
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2022
I have 4 pro Snare drums.... each drum is over the $500 dollar mark to purchase. I used the Canopus Vintage wires w/out plating on all 4.
Stephen W. Humphries
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2017
It took a little adjusting to get used to them, but they sound great and have good sensitivity. I had better luck using string rather than the nylon or plastic tabs that were on my previous snare wires. Overall, I'd buy these again.
魔法瓶
Reviewed in Japan on January 29, 2015
センシティブでありワイヤー自体の音程が低く上質な響きです。ワイヤー変更の予定があるなら一考の価値がありますね。
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