Hi everyone!
Just saw this one on a craigslist: a 'newsound' deluxe brass snare drum. All I can find about new sound is that is was a cheapo Taiwanese drum company, who made copies of Tama and pearl. However, this snare does not look 'cheap' to me, it even looks like higher-end brass snares (bell brass?). What do you guys think?
[IMG]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j152/koenytje/newsoundbrass.jpg[/IMG]
Hi everyone!Just saw this one on a craigslist: a 'newsound' deluxe brass snare drum. All I can find about new sound is that is was a cheapo Taiwanese drum company, who made copies of Tama and pearl. However, this snare does not look 'cheap' to me, it even looks like higher-end brass snares (bell brass?). What do you guys think?[IMG]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j152/koenytje/newsoundbrass.jpg[/IMG]
Hi, koene!
At first glance, the snare seems to be a pretty and well-made instrument. There will be elitists here who maintain that just because a drum was made in China (or in some cases, Japan), it is just a cheap piece of garbage, hardly worth the effort of tuning it. B.S.!!! With proper heads and time spent tweaking the tuning, you could have a very good snare. I have a brass Royce (Basix), made in China, designed by German engineers and distributed though Northbrook, Il., U.S.A. It is one of the nicest snares I own! Sure I changed heads and spent time on it but, the effort was certainly worth it! You may get lucky with this one. On the other hand, it may not even be perfectly in-the-round with a ragged metal bearing edge. The t-rods may not even fit the lugs snuggly. It's in the draw,my friend. Too bad you couldn't see the drum before you buy. Think about it, sir. Best of luck!
Brian
thanks for the answer Brian! I just contacted the seller and he will check te costs to send it my direction, but I think I will take the shot... I actually just found a sound file on the internet of a similar newsound deluxe brass snare:
https://app.box.com/shared/zdy68cifol
The seller also said the shell is seamless... Seems to good to be true for such a cheap drum? Anyway, with a bit of luck, I will able to see myself within a few weeks!
Koen
HY koene
i think you do right! I have a New Sound King Beat Copy and this thing sounds awesome! I bought it for 47 Euro i think;-) My Tama Kingbeat costs me 380 euro, of course there are differnces that makes the TAMA the better Snare, but i saw Snaredrums for a huge amount of money, that did not even come near my NEW SOUNDCool1
regards
Christian
Hi, koene!
Good for you! I'm sure the drum will turn out to be a great instrument. Please let me know if you buy it and how it sounds with a bit of babying.
Brian
Nice find Koene. I bet it will sound pretty nice with good heads and proper tuning
