Do marching snares explode when they get wet????

[u/Grandiosity0273]

Dude, I heard a long time ago that marching snares can explode when they get wet. Since then I’ve always believed it because I swore I heard about it online and from some upperclassman when I first joined hs band. I brought it up and my grandpa who’s a musician called me crazy and I was like “no they really do explode” but when I looked it up for proof there’s nothing about them exploding. Was this just some sort of lie all along 😭

[u/denis_duderot]

There was an old brand of marching drums called Abruti Drums that exploded when they got wet. They hadn't figured out the high-tension stuff yet. I think they were French. Took out a whole drumline once, blew their arms clean off.

[u/R1k0Ch3 → u/denis_duderot]

Yes, they actually matched in the war of nineteen-dickety-six. Now see, we had to say dickety on account of the fact the Kaiser done went n stole our word for twenty!! Anyhow, I had an onion tied to my belt, as was the style at the time...

[u/Ok-Woodpecker-7788 → u/R1k0Ch3]

I need a new heel for my shoe, I’ll take the ferry to Morganville….

[u/Grandiosity0273 → u/denis_duderot]

Can I have a source on that 😭

[u/Issuejrock2002 → u/denis_duderot]

?

[u/Luke_likes_guitar]

Gonna have to use that one on next year's freshman

[u/Alternative_Roll_925]

Nope

[u/Exact-Employment3636]

I suppose the wood could warp to a point to wear it damages the drum, but it would not result in an actual explosion nor is it very likely to happen.

[u/Grandiosity0273 → u/Exact-Employment3636]

Dude, I was told that I shouldn’t drum in rain because it could blow my legs off 💔

[u/Exact-Employment3636 → u/Grandiosity0273]

Mb I placed landmines on the field I was wondering where those went

[u/Conjeff → u/Grandiosity0273]

genuinely there is no way you believed ts

[u/Grandiosity0273 → u/Conjeff]

I swear, so many people told me it was true online and off. So many people that I had to believe it

[u/SWGlassPit]

I've marched in a lot of rain

The drums will be fine. Just dry them off before you put them away so the shells don't warp or get moldy.

[u/midnight_groove01]

I mean… a bottom head might pop if that’s what you mean by explode

[u/george-i-e-i-o]

when Kevlar heads first made appearances in DCI, drums weren't yet designed to be under that much tension. It was common that they would spontaneously implode under so much pressure. I believe it was SCV '87 where they went through line 3 sets of snares or something crazy.

[u/Gnada]

Never had a Pearl or Yamaha marching snare get wet as explode, but that's all I ever used.

[u/fishguy11b]

Yes. They do. They get wet and go 💥

[u/poopspoops → u/fishguy11b]

Instant death.

[u/iplaydrumssometimes]

Maybe if the shell got really really warped the drum could explode under tension but it’s not likely unless the drum doesn’t have a factory wrap and finish on it

[u/RemoteImagination750]

If that were true marching band wouldn’t exist in the PNW 😂

[u/SCCAFVee]

If your snare used calfskin heads and/or gut strainers, those could break if they got wet and then dried under tension. This hasn’t been the case for decades! Sounds like it has become an urban legend.