How does the number of ply's affect the drum sound?

[AdultSwim815]

I've just be curious about how many ply's of wood a drum has affects it. I usually just didn't think much into it, until I looked at some SJC custom drums and Battlefield drums and they offer snare drums up to 50 ply. Naturally I thought "that'd be amazing to have a 50 ply snare drum" then I realized I have no idea what that would change. So kind of a dumb question but I have to ask.

[Panopticon]

·Thinner drum shells resonate easier and generally lead to a very open sounding drum. A good examples of this is the Premier Genista.
·Thicker shelled drums are dryer sounding drums. A popular example of this is the YAMAHA Recording Custom series of drum.
·Drums which have counter hoops adhered inside are warm, yet have a controlled resonance. A good example is the DW series of drums.
·Drum which have no counter hoops tend to have brighter attack and more overall high-frequency resonance.



didnt take long

[bobby__johnny]

also, a thicker drum tends to be louder, as more energy from a hit goes into moving air instead of vibrating the shell

[Panopticon]

and higher pitched because there is less air inside.

[AdultSwim815]

Alright, thanks. I guess a 50ply snare wouldn't be to bad for my playing style.

[bobby__johnny]

thats not to say a normal snare wont cut it.

i have a 14x5 Aluminum snare, thin shell, but dry, and loud

[Charlie Daniels]

Bear in mind the number of plies is not directly related to a shell's thickness.

Pearl drums have thicker plies than, say, keller. Look for shell thickness (usually listed in mm) when comparing.

[Aaron]

More glue = more muffled.

[TTTSNB]

Trust me, you don't want a 50 ply snare drum. That'd be the most absurdly versatile snare around. (And yes they are very thick shelled) You'd get a very cutting sound, but it would have very little sensitivity.

[Aaron]

50ply = no tone.

[Berk]

9"x14" 50ply = automatic win

[Panopticon]

if you buy a 50 ply snare all your friends will be like "OMFG NO WAI! THAT'S HUGE!" (waits for "Thats what she said") and if thats the case...then who cares about the sound?

[Chippy569]

that's what he said!


uhh.


yeah, if you're looking for a dry, high-pitched snare, buy a nice 14x5 with some 42 strand wires. If you're going to use a 2" thick shell, you might as well just go all the tone kill way and make it 14" thick.

[Retarded Chipple]

14" thick?

Wouldn't that make the drum like 28"?


Or am I really that bad at maths!? etc etc

[lmldrummer]

maybe he meant like, make it solid wood


eh? eh?



tbh i would only use to a 50 ply drum to get teh girls

[Retarded Chipple]

maybe he meant like, make it solid wood


Yeah, I thought he meant make it solid, but in order to make a 14" drum solid wood, you'd have to have 7" plies, right?


I'm probably totally wrong....please don't hurt me.

[lmldrummer]

he said make the shell 14" thick, which i guess technically a 14" circular block of wood would be considered 14" thick

idk, i'm just guessing

[Panopticon]

does it really matter?:)

[Aaron]

Depends on the bearing edges, kekekeke.

[lmldrummer]

yes tbh it does

nothing can go unanswered on teh inernetz

[Panopticon]

ok well then you have no plies.

just a circle of wood with a 14" diameter.

question answered

internet saved.

[lmldrummer]

savior

/bows