Howdy all,I recently acquired a vintage Slingerland snare with a Zoomatic strainer that's seemingly pretty shot. It loosens up and I have to keep readjusting it. Is this the nature of the beast?I'd like to know if there are any replacement options I could buy that would work more reliably and, here's the hard part, wouldn't require drilling more holes in the shell? The brand/make doesn't matter.Many thanks for any and all assistance!
I'll assume it's just the hand knob that's loosening? If so, a bit of teflon tape of the type plumbers use on the threads of pipe might do the trick. It put's just a bit of friction on the threads and makes it less likely to loosen through vibrations from playing. You might have to experiment with how much to get the right amount of friction.
You'll have an easier time putting the tape on it if you remove the head and then remove the strainer from the shell with the bolts holding it to the shell. Unthread the entire length of the threaded knob which will remove the entire strainer from the drum and THEN put the tape on the threads. No need to completely dissemble the strainer, just removing it from the shell should be plenty. Good time to check the tightness of the other screws on the strainer too.
TIP:
When installing the tape, start at the tip and follow the direction of the threads, it will lessen the chance of it falling off from tightening the knob.
I didn't think you REALLY wanted to put on some strange strainer to your Vintage drum, did you??
Hope this helps!!
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