Snare Battle! Ludwig Black Beauty, 6.5, Bronze vs Brass

The Ludwig Black Beauty is an iconic snare available in two shell types, bronze and brass. This video compares the two drums to demonstrate the different sounds produced.

[@ronvallejo7987]

You can definitely hear the tone difference! Nice video comparison Dave.

[@julesplace9107]

I am curious what the different would be if the heads were tuned to the same pitch instead of tensioned the same.

[@simongrossjohann]

thats a massive difference in tuning, very hard to compare like this! 🙁

[@drumthink9855]

They have the same heads at the same tension. There is a difference in note produced, not the tuning.

[@simongrossjohann]

the fundamental produced is physically predominantly dependent on the head tension/mass and the shell dimension, not the material used for the shell. if the shells have equal dimension, I wouldnt trust your tension watch method to be accurate - if you think your head tension is correct and the heads are actually 100% equal mass, then maybe the shell dimensions differ! In the end what I would want in a comparison of shell material, is to actually hear the difference of shell material - I think that can only be heard at exactly equal tuning and giving it a little rimshot as well! at different tuning its impossible to tell whats shell and whats tuning. 🍻 either way, I really like your channel and your snare battles, will keep watching! 🤘🏻