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Originally Posted by Dr. Mordo  The hammered shell will resonate less than a non-hammered shell resulting in a dryer sound.
You don't want any part of the Super Sensitive strainer. I had one from the 70s and it was utterly useless. They are actually less adjustable than a P-85. I haven't seen a P-86 so I can't comment on it.
Tube lugs will let the shell resonate more.
Die cast hoops really don't effect tuning in a positive way as far as I'm concerned. Sometimes with an older head (or often with Remo heads in my experience) you may need more tension on a lug than on the ones around it. A die cast hoop will work against you in this instance. It will also change the sound to be dryer and more focused - too focused in many people's opinion. I think they are a bit too dry myself.
If you want maximum ring (which might be good - you can always muffle) you should get non-hammered, tube lugs, flanged hoops. IMO, this configuration with a 6.5x14 shell is the classic Black Beauty sound.
But you might splurge on engraving if it's available. This looks tre' cool and adds value down the road. BBs are actually a pretty good investment; they seem to always go up in value instead of down. When you are talking about engraved old BBs the price goes up quite a bit from non-engraved. |
that's the exact black beauty I have!