Favorite Craviotto Snare?

chaka89 · 23rd March 2009

anyone? i know that they are great sounding snares but don't know too much about the models that people like.. thanks!

Beefsurgeon · 23rd March 2009

The traditional solid shell maple drums (the most common ones) sound pretty killer. There are some that were made by DW with Craviotto shells, and I believe there are two series of drums produced by Craviotto right now. They both use the same shell, the less expensive one just has different hardware and a less fancy finish.

They're all great drums.

chrisso · 23rd March 2009

They are all great drums.
The maple is fantastic.
If pushed I would have to say the 6.5" Black Cherry has something special going on.

Jschulze · 24th March 2009

My buddy has both a 14x8 cherry and 14x8 Birdseye Maple. Both sound absolutly amazing. The cherry shell seems to have a little more life to it compared to the birdseye, more of a tonal quality, where it seems like you can hear the tone of the shell a bit more. The birdseye has a little bit drier sound with less overtones, not worse than the cherry, just a bit different. I'm not dogging the maple one at all, they both sound amazing and the differences are small. Both being deep drums you can tune them fairly tight and still keep a good solid low end. I couldn't recommend them more.

Jax · 26th March 2009

I have a 13x5.5 natural maple Craviotto with brass antique lugs that sounds great but it can be a bit ringing without the right heads, tuning and dampening. If I put diecast hoops on instead of triple flanged, it gets more under control, but I prefer triple flanged.

On the downside, I am kind of surprised at how fast the strainer wore out. They used a plastic-threaded insert for the throw-off tensioning lug to screw into and it stripped out after tightening it fairly high only a few times. Now the strainer can only go up to a certain tension before the thread slips, but my Crav is old. They might make them with better parts these days.

chrisso · 26th March 2009

Sounds like a Nickelworks.
Mine only lasted two sessions.

I would change it.
A Trick or a Dunnett probably fit the same holes.

Jax · 27th March 2009

Thanks, I'll check them out. The crav has been idle due to the strainer for far too long.

23rd March 2009	#1
chaka89 Gear Head Joined: Oct 2004 Location: richmond, va Posts: 30 Thread Starter	Favorite Craviotto Snare? anyone? i know that they are great sounding snares but don't know too much about the models that people like.. thanks!

23rd March 2009	#3
chrisso Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Oz Posts: 16,836	They are all great drums. The maple is fantastic. If pushed I would have to say the 6.5" Black Cherry has something special going on. __________________ Chris Whitten

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23rd March 2009	#2
Beefsurgeon Gear Head Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 34	The traditional solid shell maple drums (the most common ones) sound pretty killer. There are some that were made by DW with Craviotto shells, and I believe there are two series of drums produced by Craviotto right now. They both use the same shell, the less expensive one just has different hardware and a less fancy finish. They're all great drums.

24th March 2009	#4
Jschulze Gear Head Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Houghton, MI Posts: 57	My buddy has both a 14x8 cherry and 14x8 Birdseye Maple. Both sound absolutly amazing. The cherry shell seems to have a little more life to it compared to the birdseye, more of a tonal quality, where it seems like you can hear the tone of the shell a bit more. The birdseye has a little bit drier sound with less overtones, not worse than the cherry, just a bit different. I'm not dogging the maple one at all, they both sound amazing and the differences are small. Both being deep drums you can tune them fairly tight and still keep a good solid low end. I couldn't recommend them more.

26th March 2009	#5
Jax Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,779	I have a 13x5.5 natural maple Craviotto with brass antique lugs that sounds great but it can be a bit ringing without the right heads, tuning and dampening. If I put diecast hoops on instead of triple flanged, it gets more under control, but I prefer triple flanged. On the downside, I am kind of surprised at how fast the strainer wore out. They used a plastic-threaded insert for the throw-off tensioning lug to screw into and it stripped out after tightening it fairly high only a few times. Now the strainer can only go up to a certain tension before the thread slips, but my Crav is old. They might make them with better parts these days.

27th March 2009	#7
Jax Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,779	Thanks, I'll check them out. The crav has been idle due to the strainer for far too long.