You're going to look for a very, very long time before finding an 18" snare-side rim. Best bet is to get a tom rim and drill a couple holes on each side for the snare-mounting string.

Thank you tube lug. The hole drilling suggestion is very good.

Thanx GGD

The wading is the hardest part. The swimming is very ausgezeichnet.

That, and how about finding 18" wires? Good luck with the build Scott.

BTW, you can always make a cool gong bass.;)

You can make 18" snare wire's..The only real problem will be in fineing a 18" snare side head...Year's ago i made some 18" snare drum's for a marching band out of tom's that were 10x18,i had to make the rim's as tube-lug's said out of 18" tom rim's but these were 8 hole the only 10 hole rim you will fine is made by Gretsch they used them on 18'' floor tom's..The snare side head's i had Remo make them for me-{good to have a friend who worked at Remo at the time}-Mikey

Hey Greg, There are many hurdles with this one. I thought I would take guitar strings, like E strings, big, and have them soldered to some old snare wire termination bars with the holes in them for strings or straps.

Maybe E is not the right string. I will have to look at guitar string choices.

This is a real journey.

Thanks

Mikey, You are so right! I keep forgetting about all the hurdles. The bottom snare head! Duh.:confused: What do you think would be the thinnest stock head I could use?

Regular top head Diplomat? What's thinner? Orbital sander to a drum head?

Thanks Man

Scott, remo will custom make you a head it will take 6 months to get it, they go custom heads twice a year but they will do it.

Thanks vintagemore2000. I will talk to Mack at Chad Sextons Drum City in LA about ordering 2.

Mucho Appreciato

Scott, your very welcome,Remo the greatest Drum head manufacture, two days out of the year in six month cycles will make you any drum head you want! I had them make a 16" snare side head for me a few years ago for a 30's leedy marcher that I have. Go see mack he will hook you up.