Jazz Snare Drums

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Here is a video featuring some of my favorite snare drums I use for playing jazz.
Here are the Time Stamps and the Drums displayed:
0:00 Intro
5:00 Gretsch 1983 Centennial 14”x 6.5” Wood Snare with Calf Head
9:28 WFL (Ludwig)1940's 14"x 4" Mahogany Wood SD with Calf Heads
13:00 Sonor Phonic 1970's Rosewood 14"x 7" Wood SD
17:13 Slingerland 1970's Spitfire 14" x 5.5" Wood Snare
21:17 Slingerland 1950's Gene Krupa Radio King 14" x 5.5" Wood SD
24:38 Leedy 2000's COB 14"x 5" Brass SD
28:30 Pearl 1990's Marvin Smitty Smith 14"x 4.5" Copper SD
32:48 Pearl 1990's Marvin Smitty Smith 14"x 4.5" Copper SD w/Calf Heads
36:30 Ludwig 1920's 14"x 4" Brass SD
40:26 Gretsch 1960's model 1460 14"x 5.5" COB SD with Calf Heads
44:42 Ludwig Black Beauty 90th Anniversary 14"x 5.5 SD w/Calf Heads

I play each drum with all of the rides, with brushes and with the snares off.


The set drums used in the video are Gretsch Centennial from 1983. The sizes of these drums are: 18"x14" bass 14" floor tom .
The cymbals in this video are all 1940's- 1960's K Zildjian except for a Paiste Traditional 20” flat Ride and a Paiste Traditional 22" swish. Cymbal sizes 21" ride 18"crash/ride w/rivets 18" crash '15" Hi Hats
The drum heads are all calf skin. Microphones are a AKG C24 stereo overhead and an Shure Beta 52 on the Bass drum.