How To Change A Snare On Your Snare Drum

To change a snare on your snare drum, you’ll want to make sure you have the right size snare to put on, as a 14 inch usually won’t work on a 13 inch snare drum.

Each side of the snare will be connected to a plastic strip or a kind of string, which will be tightened down and held by a bracket with Tension rods, or some time of phillips or flat head screw. Begin by turning the “Throw off” to the “off” position, so the snare is loose. Any tension on this when loosening can be bad! Losen the snare brackets, and take the snare off.

When putting the new snare on, you’ll want to center it on the bottom snare drum, very minutely shifted towards the side without the “throw off”. Tighten that side (away from the tensioner) and then begin with the side of the “throw off” This is easier described in the video, since it’s hard for me to “show you” in words!

How To Change A Snare On Your Snare Drum