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Super sensitive hoops??? Last viewed: 4 days ago

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Hey everyone.

It seems that my SS's reso hoop is out of round. I have trouble fitting a drumhead, and putting it on my drum. The shell of my drum is round, so no problem with that... So I will have to buy a new one.

I always thought that the super sensitive's hoops were totaly different from 'normal' supra's. But when I looked at my other snare drums (Monroe LM400 and LM402 both newly bought in a music shop), they had almost the same reso hoops. All three snare hoops have a little bow on the reso hoop gaps for extra space when the snare's drop.

Can someone please send me a picture because I'm really confused... Are they wrong right???

I don't know if the hoops that are on my drum are new one's or 70's one's. Is there a way to figure that out? Is there a difference?

Here are some pictures:

Pic1: Snare hoop from my Super Sensitive.

Pic2: Snare hoop LM400.

Pic3:Snare hoop LM402.

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Posted on 7 years ago
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The hoops on my Monroe supra are like that, too. I think it's like that to give a little extra clearance for the snare wires when the snare head is cranked up really tight. I've seen drums where it's cranked up so tight that the hoop is almost flush with the bearing edge. To me, that's excessive, but to each his own.

With the SS, it's even more important, because the snare wires drop down further from the head when they're disengaged, so they need that extra space.

Posted on 7 years ago
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From 8upwithit

The hoops on my Monroe supra are like that, too. I think it's like that to give a little extra clearance for the snare wires when the snare head is cranked up really tight. I've seen drums where it's cranked up so tight that the hoop is almost flush with the bearing edge. To me, that's excessive, but to each his own.With the SS, it's even more important, because the snare wires drop down further from the head when they're disengaged, so they need that extra space.

Just what 8upwithit said! The snare mechanism requires the extra space to lower the wires properly. Also, the Ludwig SS mechanism works best with a Ludwig head on the reso side, as the head has a lower collar and will still allow the snare wires to lower enough even when the head is cranked way too tight!

Mark

Posted on 7 years ago
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I believe the "bow" is correct!, as here's a pic of my OEM 1982 Ludwig Hammered Bronze SuperSensitive .. ( Buddy Rich! ) .. note the slight "bow" to allow the wires room to drop...

Tommyp

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Posted on 7 years ago
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From idrum4fun

Just what 8upwithit said! The snare mechanism requires the extra space to lower the wires properly. Also, the Ludwig SS mechanism works best with a Ludwig head on the reso side, as the head has a lower collar and will still allow the snare wires to lower enough even when the head is cranked way too tight!Mark

From what I understand, Ludwig no longer makes heads. My new Maple Classics came with import Remos.

Posted on 7 years ago
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From frantic freddie

From what I understand, Ludwig no longer makes heads. My new Maple Classics came with import Remos.

Very interesting! My recent Maple Classic snare drum did come with Ludwig Weather Master heads. And, I was under the impression that Ludwig was only making heads for 14" snare drums, but everything else was Remo. Will have to check into this.

-Mark

Posted on 7 years ago
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I recently bought a new Ludwig Monroe-made snare drum. The heads were printed with ludwig logos, but they were Evans heads, G2 batter and Reso 300 snare-side. The factory markings on the hoops confirmed this.

Posted on 7 years ago
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