I scrambled to throw some parts on this shell so I could get it up on a stand to hear it. Wow, it has every frequency I like to hear in a snare and more importantly, every frequency that I think a mic will smile upon. Body, crack, mids, this thing sounds really beautiful. I will continue to search for Camco parts, but for now its playable which was my aim. Oh course its a personal taste , but I don't know why other companies didn't follow suit in using undersized shells and similar bearing edge profiles. This drum is impressive. The ranting of the newly converted... SC.
You know that's a really good question..
Why didn't other companies follow suit by using slightly undersized shells and similar bearing edge profiles ?
dw did adopt or follow suit when it comes to the thin, highly resonant shells. I believe it was the exact thickness of the Camco shells that George Way researched and discovered back in the 1950s that would have maximum resonance and tone, without over resonating. That combined with the shells being undersized and the custom bearing edges is what makes Camcos so spectacular.
Just 3 basic things, and each one wouldn't set the drums apart on their own, but put all 3 together...that made all the difference...
