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Originally Posted by chetatkinsdiet  Weren't the Premier shells with that double shell design called "resonators"? ....hardly.....haha.
As for the larger holes in snares......it's basically a matter of venting. Remember late 50s Slings didn't even have the normal vent holes. This works on drums that are not hit as hard. It keeps every possible vibration and all energy inside the drum. Similar to studio construction, the sound waves look for the easiest way out....the drumhead. Therefore, more resonant and tone out of said drum.
But, what about when you really lay into it? The drum chokes itself out. So, the vent hole is needed. Now, the larger the holes, the less likely the drum is to choke out on harder hits. That means you can hit it harder and get more volume, right? Right, but at the expense of actual tone. That's why this concept works well for marching drummers where they're just looking for volume with their tree trunk sticks and kevlar heads and uber-tensioned drums. But, it's really overkill for most kit players.
later,
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Educational...and entertaining. nice!
Makes sense.
Looking at the snares pictured in my initial post I have a confusing time understanding why drummers were always sold on the type of wood, tone, layers of ply, quality of the beval only to then go crazy with a 3" circular saw.
I suppose any non-traditional design concept such as the ones being discussed might be substantiated as a colorful tone addition or even just a louder snare when needed. However, I can't help wondering where the line is drawn between flexing marketing ideas as opposed to truly pushing the envelope.