http://www.ak-drums.com/Snaredrums/Snare-Wires-Accessory.html

Those aren't gut, that I can see. Those are silk wire wound. Different beast...but still a good reference.

Here was a previous answer on this from our esteemed webmaster:

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=2310

Also cooperman may sell them but they are a bit coy about what they will supply individually and whether they use real cat gut

http://www.cooperman.com/ropedrums/drumparts.htm

so you need to contact them.

AK will do gut, wire wound silk, wire, or a combination thereof. And if you're missing the snares altogether, you need a new end bracket which he makes repros of now. So if you can spare the bucks, it's a heck of a lot easier than trying to retrofit new gut into those little crimped brackets on the old Super snare units. Bill Wanser also makes up end pieces with gut and wire snare combinations that will fit the L&L Supers using modified '60s - '70s era Supersensitve pieces.

Mike Curotto makes it no secret that he doesn't even like the sound of antique drums set up with gut. I actually play on some drums set up with gut (which is usually made from sheep, not cats!). Cooperman is a good domestic source for gut. They carry three or four types which are of varying quality and thickness though none of them seen mold to the snare beds as easily as the old stuff either because it's too new, or because it's a slightly different material than Ludwig used back in the day.

-Lee

Thanks for the clarification and expansion Lee.

So cow not cat? Wonder why we think cat? Tennis rackets? Or is that another myth?

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That I don't know. Perhaps PETA got involved to save the neighborhood felines?!?

Some of Cooperman's stock is imported from Pakistan I believe. Jim Ellis could tell you more. I've found him to be very helpful with gut for snares and flesh hoops for calf heads.

-Lee