Adjusting and Tuning Top Snare
The Top Snare should be adjusted in the following way:-
When the drum is in the playing position on the player the adjusting screw on the left hand side of the drum just below the tension ring is to adjust the
tension on the snare, the screw on the right hand side
which is located slightly inside the drum is for the
height on the snare.
If you look through the bottom head you can see the Top Snare Mechanism, on the left hand side of the drum, on the side of the Mechanism, there is a small calibration unit it has a zero in the centre and calibration to each side of the centre. Directly above the calibration unit there is the Tension slide, the corner of the tension slide should line up with the zero this is the approximate Tension for the snare.
The drum should then be hung in the playing position again on the player, a key can then be placed in the right hand adjusting screw. The height should be adjusted down tapping the drum until the snare is fizzing beneath the head, (it is not necessary to screw the snare completely away from the head) still striking the drum with single taps the snare should be adjusted up turning the screw
clockwise until the fizz turns to a lose crack, the height screw should be turned another half or three quarter turn upwards depending on the drumsticks that are being used.
It maybe necessary to adjust the tension slightly to compensate any wear on stretching in the Snare.
This should be your Top head ready to play.
