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		<title>Bill Platt Signature Snare Drum From Tama</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t spent much time frequenting orchestra pits, but if this new snare from Tama is typical of the gear classical percussionists get to play, I shall have to dust off the tux, dress shoes, and fancy stick bag. Here we have a brass-shelled beaut that belongs to Bill Platt, who was the principal percussionist [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>I haven&#8217;t spent much time frequenting orchestra pits, but if this new snare from Tama is typical of the gear classical percussionists get to play, I shall have to dust off the tux, dress shoes, and fancy stick bag. Here we have a brass-shelled beaut that belongs to Bill Platt, who was the principal percussionist (aka &#8220;chief buzz-roller&#8221;) at the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops.</p>



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<p>The drum has a couple of interesting features that I haven&#8217;t seen on a drum-set snare. First up are its &#8220;freedom lugs&#8221; and claw hooks, which when loosened can be tilted back to release the drumhead. This allows for quick head changes without completely removing the tension rods. Very cool.</p>



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<p>The drum also has three different sets of snare wires that can be individually adjusted for different sounds. Also very cool.</p>



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<p>Not sure how those two features would actually translate to louder kit playing, but I&#8217;m definitely intrigued, especially about the freedom lugs. I would imagine that rock drummers for example have more of a need to change heads than classical percussionists do. Perhaps though the lugs aren&#8217;t as sturdy or hold tuning as well for heavy-sticked playing.</p>



<p>Not sure, but gimme gimme.</p>
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