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Originally Posted by sheltersoton
any opinions on acrolites or supraphonics or an old brass slingerland? any other suggestions
I have a '67 Acrolite. It's brilliant in lots of cases provided you tune it with suitable heads, set the snare tension correctly, give it some ventilation (a small hole cut into the bottom head does it for me), and HIT it.
It's not a ringy or snappy as a Supraphonic, but then the aluminum tends to be less resonant than other metals. Hence its tendancy to choke up a little.
I don't think you can go wrong with any that have been suggested so far, provided you pay attention to all the usual things involved in snare ownership.
Cheers,
bdp