Jim Kilpatrick: Pipe Drum Tuning | Remo

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Get ready to elevate your pipe drumming skills with the legendary Jim Kilpatrick in this comprehensive tutorial on tuning a marching pipe drum!
In this video, Jim will guide you through the essential steps to achieve the perfect sound on your marching pipe drum, covering the three key elements of tuning: batter, resonant, and guts.
00:00 INTRODUCTION
00:32 RESONANT DRUMHEAD TUNING
03:46 BOTTOM SNARE WIRE TENSIONING
05:21 BATTER DRUMHEAD TUNING
08:24 TOP SNARE WIRE TENSIONING
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[@gjironman13]

This is a simple easy to use guide on how to tune your pipe band snare. Thanks to Jim and thanks Remo

[@BCSchmerker]

The procedure shown here for the Pearl® FFXP-1412, which packs snappies on both heads, can be adapted to the Yamaha® MTS-9214, which packs a snappy under the batter and the FiberTech snare (12 strands) on the resonant.

[@jacobnater9800]

B. C. Schmerker for the MTS how do you fine tune the height of the batter snare mechanism, I bought my schools old snare and it’s just a bit to high. When it’s off a ff notes makes the snares rattle. When it’s on it makes such an ugly sound and presses against the batter head.

[@gentrywalker]

It's for an articulate sound, mostly for when you have a drumline consisting of anywhere from 6 to 10 people where you need all of the rhythms to be absolutely crystal clear sounding. For pipe band drumming, that particular sound has just been a thing.

[@dannyroberts8259]

That shell looks cool

[@mathias841]

Thanks for the video n

[@EugeneMitchem]

I have a an older premier pipe band snare. That top snare still isn’t right. It’s either muffled too much or rattles too much. The top head is torqued tight enough and evenly torqued down. Any pointers?

[@popeyesailor9571]

I still have a Royal Scot snare.

[@phillyb203]

I've got the chrome edition clansman, love it

[@KaiOwensDrums]

Much prefer the sound of the deeper field drum style of marching drum. Like the old guard and hell cats. Very articulate but much deeper

[@minimusmax]

ok

[@nick._.godinez]

Had no idea pipe drums use metal snare wires

[@gavin_bigred]

What would this sound like with a kevlar bottom head?

[@dorkthrone]

It would sound awful, since pipe bands use metal snares similar to the ones on a set snare. It calls for a fairly thin reso head to make sure the snares are properly engaging with the head.

[@FlareOfPhoenixMC]

I miss my pipe-band snare-drumming, worst thing I've ever let down...

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

Aren't pipe band snare drums the same thing as marching snare drums, if not, why do they sound the exact same?

[@jeremygalsim2484]

elilovestrains They most definitely don’t. Pipe drums have an extrememly poppy snare sound. In normal marching snares, they are less ‘snarey’, but still very articulate. These have lots of snare sound because of two sets of wire snares on the bottom of both the batter and snare side heads. In normal marching drums, they only have a synthetic snare on the snare side head. Take a listen to this drum, then go to a drum corps style line. While both snappy and articulate, these drums resonate even less and thus create a more ‘tik’ sound vs. a more shortened ‘tuh’ sound.

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

@@jeremygalsim2484 is the pearl ffx 13 championship marching snare drum a marching band snare drum or a pipe band snare drum?

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

@@jeremygalsim2484 Also, don't pipe snare drums and marching snare drums look exactly the same?

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

@@jeremygalsim2484 do both marching snares and pipe snares top heads sound the same?

[@DanielDossey]

@@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101 The biggest difference between pipe band and marching snare drums is the pipe band snares are tuned quite a bit higher than the "regular" marching snares and the pipe band snares use metal snare wires under the bottom AND the top head. They've got a lot more snare sound. They're also played with lighter sticks in a completely different technical style. The technique closer to a jazz drummer's hands than a rock/funk/fusion drummer's hands like in American marching bands.

[@carletonhoffman]

i'm looking for a diagram of the batter-head snare mechanism used on pipe band drums and i can't find this anywhere

[@SilverStingray1974]

Remo Cybermax

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

What would it sound like if I used a cybermax on a normal marching snare?

[@egentx1914]

what is a pipe on snare drum

[@nickolassmith8759]

Hilary Guevarra it's like a normal marching snare, but is tightly tuned, and has 2 snares on top and bottom heads.

[@chico305SIGMA]

Question: Can the new Yamaha SFZ 9300 be modified into a pipe snare drum?🥁 Yamaha no longer makes a pipe snare drum unfortunately.

[@jeromieb038]

@@chico305SIGMA you're better off buying a pipe snare

[@_kingboozah]

I own a pearl ffx 14 inch snare where can I buy the batter head / top snare attachment

[@MacArthurPiper]

Pipe band drums are specially made to take the tension they need to be tuned. I've looked up what drum you have and it's a kit drum, the snare mechanism that's inside a pipe band drum for the top skin wouldn't fit that drum, the mechanism itself is almost as big as in the depth of your drum! And then there's the tension, the top of the drum has 2 rings, and the head is between them both. Looks up info on what a pipe band drum is and then you will understand why.

[@DanielDossey]

@@MacArthurPiper no, the Pearl FFX is an American marching snare. It could handle the tension, but I don't know what you would need to convert it to a pipe band snare. I don't believe anybody sells a conversion kit. @Miles Parker, I realize this thread is 8 years old and you likely don't care by now, but to answer the question for anyone else, you'd likely just have to buy a used pipe band snare and cannibalize it to see if you can use it's parts for your Pearl FFX. Never seen it done before. Would love to find out how it went though if someone did it!

[@rafr85]

Marching snare drum are the same as Marching pipe drum ?

[@tootsNtaps]

+Rafael Rodrigues They are very similar, but pipe band snares have an additional set of snares on the underside of the main head along with the standard snare on the bottom of the drum. This gives it a sharper sound which is really needed against bagpipes.

[@bendavis1769]

Rafael Rodrigues not really... i mean kinda but pipe band snares are cranked their heads to the brink but standard American marching snares tighten their heads not extremely tight but at a good median to where the drum can speak and respond

[@thomasthealmightybassmaste1164]

@@tootsNtaps Also a normal marching snare usually has a really thick kevlar head with a laminate, while most pipe drum heads, like from Andante, usually are a little lighter due to no lamination.

[@MacArthurPiper]

@@thomasthealmightybassmaste1164 They are laminated to be waterproof.

[@luisal1895]

NAME OF THE HEAD? I WANT THIS ONE PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME?

[@milojohnson3057]

remo cybermax i think

[@zRhid]

Oh my god that tuning is so high it would kill me to play pipe drums

[@DanielDossey]

Not with the softer, lighter Maple sticks. Feels great. Use earplugs if needed. Pipe Band Drum Corps sound amazing!

[@zRhid]

@@DanielDossey idk I hate playing on drums tuned that tight. To each their own though

[@DanielDossey]

@@zRhid nothing wrong with having your own preferences

[@joladouille2400]

I need tutorial in french. anyone ?

[@hectorsaucedo4465]

Why?