6.5x14 Maple

I wanted to ensure I was changing the head correctly and getting the best sound out of my snare. I didn’t want to mess up the snare and was getting used to using the dial instead of the lugs which I was used to.

I had the pleasure of meeting one of the owners in the Seattle area and they went through basic tuning and how I could get the best sound for my snare.

I was given several extra cables and a snare wire to try for free. Once you own a snare you are able to get discounts off of future gear and a lifetime warranty on their maker’s series snare.

Really appreciate the care and time DialTune takes. Absolutely recommend the products and the people at Dialtune! You’ll be in great hands.

Used my new dialtune drum for its first gigs this week and really amazed at its versatility- the ability to get a different tuning per tune is a real game changer. Not to be overlooked is that it also a great sounding drum, it’s not just the tuning components that make it great instrument.

I also run a college percussion program and will be trying to get one of these for the school - what kind of difference will it make in every rehearsal and performance to have a drum that is in tune even for the least experienced players? I think the effect will immeasurable for the whole program.

I’m a church drummer and I play a lot of contemporary music and gospel . And let me tell you Dialtune snare drum is the way to go hands down!!!Worth every penny . This snare drum tunes quick and stays tuned . I tuned up for the high energy songs and it sounded like a piccolo on steroids. I tuned it mid high and low and sounded full and beefy . And finally when it came down to a ballad I tuned it down and it sounded Fat and greasy! The sound guy was in shock that this snare drum was able to tune up and down so quickly . Last but not least the cross sticking sounded HUGE AND CLEAN!!! Overall this snare drum is A1 sauce!!!! Thank you Dialtune! You guys are AMAZING!!! I’ll be buying another one next year!

I bought the maple dial tune. It’s great but has an issue. It does not tune evenly no matter what new head I put on it. When I gently hold my finger in the head center and tap around the rim, there are slight variations in harmonic pitch no matter how high I pitch the tension. It’s not even all the way around. I think the rim is uneven. Help?

With a regular snare drum with tension rods, it would take me a few seconds to tap and tune the harmonics so that the drum is ready for the gig. I can’t seem to do this with this drum. I can change the tension overall but the slight unevenness in pitch across the head lingers at any tension setting. Is this a defective drum?

Mike Masuda

My wife bought me the expression maple snare for my birthday! So excited to get it finally as I’ve wanted it so much. This snare is such a game changer, for the quick head changing alone, but you get so much more. It looks beautiful, though quite heavy, but packs a punch. At a low tension it sounds great, even with hardly any tension it maintains a great gushy tone, and can crank it up as much as you like quickly. My ears have had to adjust to hearing a snare that is pretty much perfectly in tune all the time, which we’ve never really heard based on variables in tension rods. I love the flexibility and ability to easily experiment with sounds by changing tension, but also change heads in 30sec. I’ll say it again, the quick change hoops is a real game changer and can’t be overstated how unique and powerful it makes this drum. The product and the people behind it are quality and appreciate the innovation very much!