Vintage Snare Wire
From a warm whisper to a deep roar
Elevate your snare drum to its full potential
A snare drum is the most important component in the drum set, and the snare-wire is a crucial component of your drum’s sound. This fact has not been widely recognized until very recently; only a few drummers understand this important connection.
1n 1960, Ludwig and Slingerland manufactured what has now become the standard for good vintage wires. Several manufacturers have tried to re-produce the sound. After years of research, we have replicated the Slingerland wire taking several factors into account such as material, spiral diameter and pitch. We finally decided on a core thickness of 0.5 mm, a spiral diameter of 1.35mm and a pitch of 3.4 mm.
In that process, we also found that the end plate is another determinant of a snare-wire's sensitivity, and we have tried various sizes for these as well. We concluded that 0.5mm is optimal to hold the wires. We also decided to exclude the guiding grooves for snare strings and tapes that most manufacturers use. These guiding grooves impaired the sensitivity of the snare drum. Our end plate is quite thin however; it may have caused breakage of strings and tapes. We resolved the problem by having the lapel at the holes on the end plate.
After years of careful analysis of the material composition, thickness of the end plate, shaping experiments and production consideration, we have the CANOPUS Vintage Snare Wire.
Super Jazz drummer Bill Stewart once visited us. He was so impressed by our proto-type Vintage Snare Wires he asked us if he could use it. Many CANOPUS endorsers appreciate the sound quality of this snare wire.
| Vintage Snare Wire | ||||
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| No. | Size | Type | Remarks | |
| CPSL-14NP | For 14" | Chrome | Snare wire cord is fitted as standard equipment |
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| CPSL-14DR | Dry | |||
| CPSL-13NP | For 14" | Chrome | ||
| CPSL-13DR | Dry | |||
| CPSL-12DR | For 12" | Dry | ||
| CPSL-10DR | For 10" | Dry | ||
| For Zelkova Snare Drum | ||||
| CPSL-ZL14NP | For14" | Chrome | Snare wire cord is fitted as standard equipment |
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| CPSL-ZL14DR | Dry | |||
| CPSL-ZL13NP | For 13" | Chrome | ||
| CPSL-ZL13DR | Dry | |||
2 types for your choice, Dry (DR) and Chrome plated (NP).
DR : Without plating (dry and crisp sound)
NP : Chrome-plated (reduced unwanted high pitch overtone, yet rich and mild sound)
ZL : For Zelkova snare drum
*Equip with CNC
*DR was developed to draw an original sound of the non plating wire. Therefore we do not process protection like plating or the painting on the end plates against rust. There is the situation that brass end plate is oxidized,or turn black, it does not affect the performance.
| Voices & Reviews | ||
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Carmine Appice
Canopus Snare Wires Pro's Tools. |
Zoro
Truly diggin' my Vintage Snare Wires. |
Tris Imboden (Chicago)
My Snare drum arsenal rocks with Canopus Vintage Snare Wires. |
Gregg Bissonette
I love these Vintage Snare Wires by Canopus. |
Steve Murphy (Alan Persons)
The Canopus Vintage Snare Wire is always pure and crisp with the perfect amount of warmth and amazing response. It makes recording snare drums pleasure. Also incredible live clarity. |
Bill Stewart
Canopus Vinatge snare wire improved sound to my any snare drums.Warm and Crisp !! |
Clarence Penn
It's the most sensitive wire on the |
Alphonse Mouzon
Canopus Snare Wires are amazing and very unique! They make my snare drum sound more clean and crisp than before -just the way I like it! |
Tutty Moreno (JOYCE)
It gets difficult to get back to use the other ones. |
Adam Nussbaum
The new Canopus Snare Wire will make any snare drum more responsive and user-friendly. |
Ian Froman (Metalwood)
Vintage Snare Wires ; gold series gives a nice warm sound while the silver is brighter. |
Ndugu Chancler
They are very nice. The sound is crisp and responsive. |
Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot)
With sharp attack and crisp response, Canopus Vintage Snare Wires is the only metal I trust on all my snare drums! |
Franky dee (Legend of Country Drummer, George Benson)
They are very responsive, crisp even tensioned. These are very sturdy wires and good in all musical situations. |
Henry Newmark
These are the closest to the old Slingerland Snare Wires which were the very best sounding. |
Albe Bonacci
Fat, sensitive, smooth, there on all my snare drums this is a great all around company. |
Steve Murphy
The Canopus Vintage Snare Wire is always pure and crisp with the perfect amount of warmth and amazing response. |
Neal Sausen
I own several sets of Canopus Snappy Snare Wires and have found them to be the MOST SENSITIVE, BRIGHT, CLEAN, (and most important!) musical snare wires I have ever owned! |
Ron Powell
I'm always looking for extremes, in sounds. The Canopus Snare wires, give the most and purist snare sound. They are great. |
Michael Lauren
The snare wire seems quite durable and obviously has much to do with the way the snare responds. |
Bob Hersen (Paul Batterfield, John Patitucci)
They are great sounding snares with a warmer, deeper, richer tone. |
Gary Gauger (Inventer of Rims)
Refind sensitivity very sensitive. |
Denny Seiwell
They sound great -quite an improvement! |
Uli Frost
A great Snare sound with a Canopus snare wire belt! |
Paul Jonason
Great warm and sensitive sounding wires. |
Donn Bennett (Dann Bennett Drum Studio)
The Canopus snare wires sound great!! They dramatically increase sensitivity and decrease snare buzz. That's a winning combination!! |
Eric Bilger (Allied Music)
Canopus Snare Wire have quality and performance which is un matches by any production Snare Wire Product. Their design features materials quality and perfection in manufacturing is obvious. |
Herry McCarthy (Drum Paradise, Nashville)
They lay on the snare bed just right and it enables versatility with sensitivity. |
Jeff Chonis (Drum Paradise, LA)
t has a fat warm sound. |
James Ivers (SIR, Miami)
The difference in sound and tone is noticeable. The snares seem to bring out the mid range and low frequencies otherwise dormant in the snares we have modified with your snare wires. |
Ralph Petrossino (SIR, New York)
I have been involved with drums for 25 years and have been a drum tech for some of the best drummers in the world. So, I have a good ear for this kind of thing. |
Manfred Von Bohr
Drums & Percussion Magazine (Germany) / May, 2008 Damit stehen dem Drummer mit den Canopus Teppichen vier unterschiedliche Sounds zur Verfugung, wobei die Teppiche einem hohen Standard erfullen und jede Snaredrum dementsprechend aufwerten durften. ...more |
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