Snare drum named piccolo

This article isThis is an edited version of a post on the Drum City Facebook page in September 2014.

It was a long time ago, but I tweeted about the Piccolo Snare on X (twitter) and got a lot of feedback.

Nowadays, shallow snare drums are often collectively referred to as this.

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However,

Originally, a snare drum with a diameter of 13" was used.
I think it was called a piccolo snare drum! ! !

The word "piccolo" means "small" in Italian.
(If you look into the relationship between the flute and piccolo, you'll understand!)

There was a time when snare drums (side drums) had a standard diameter of 14" or 15".
The standard snare drum at that time would not have been able to produce the high pitches that we have today (though you can say that it could not be done...), and it would have been more like a taiko drum sound, with a ``bon-bon'' or ``don-don'' sound.

I believe that when it became necessary to create a sound with a reasonably high range, it was decided that an instrument with a smaller diameter than the standard one would be better, and the piccolo snare was born.

It's easy to imagine that the name "piccolo snare" meant "a small, high-range snare drum," similar to the piccolo flute.

So, of course, even if the depth is deep, 13" is a piccolo.
Some manufacturers call deep ones such as 13 x 6" "Power Piccolo."

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Well, it has become irrelevant knowledge now. . .
There is no need to be particular about piccolo = 13" caliber (lol)

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From here on, some trivia (lol)

Just as a small, high-range snare drum was called a piccolo,
There is a way to differentiate snare drums by the range that allows them to make the most of their abilities as an instrument.

As you can imagine
Soprano snare, mezzo-soprano snare, etc. (^^)

The highest register is soprano, and the lower range is mezzo-soprano.
I wonder if the lower range (so-called normal snare range) will become alto (lol)

Connecting this idea to size (caliber)
10"=Soprano
12"=Mezzo Soprano
14"=alto

That's what it feels like.
(But 13" is piccolo lol)

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Previously, Premier had released a product based on this concept.

Further

As a way to differentiate based on visual impression

Thin ones = pancakes
Popcorn is small and easy to produce popping sounds.

There are also cases where it is called (^^)

Well, it really doesn't matter (^_^;)

Anyway,
It is important to choose an instrument that suits you without being confused by the name (^^)
You can use anything as long as it's easy to create the sound you're looking for!