Pictures of the Snares | Cumulative Results |Blind Results |Subjective Results | Public Results

The Art of snare drum building is thriving. There were 36 drum badges from the largest manufacturers to the smallest hobbyists and builders submitting 62 drums , 4 very professional drummer judges and 300 attendees at the show to view the drums. This is evidence that the interest in this event has not waned at all since 2003 and that next year will be even bigger and better. I am also announcing the first Cymbal Olympics which will be held in 2010 at the Southern Drum Show.

The History The SDO started in 1998 and was fast becoming an institution in the industry with drum companies featuring their awards prominently in their advertising, but the event stopped in 2003 when NSMD publisher John Aldridge postponed the contest indefinitely due to his move to Oklahoma. When I bought the magazine from Bill Ludwig in December '08 I had to make a quick decision about reviving the Olympics and the Southern Drum Show. With only six months to prepare , promote and produce two simultaneous events, I was very pleased with the out come of both. Despite the bad economy, the drumming community rallied to the events as only drummers can do. We had a lot of drummers drooling over these drums at the show and many participated in the public judging of the snares.

The Drum Builders were categorized according to size; Large, Medium and small manufacturers-manufacturers being any company with any sort of assembly line. The custom builders were divided into Custom OEM (original equipment manufacturer) builders who use at least at one original or proprietary part or shell that they make or have made, Custom Individual Builders who finish and alter their shells but buy off the shelf and shells parts, and Hobbyists who build for themselves. Noticeably absent was Ludwig who had placed high in the past.

The Judges this year went above and beyond the call of duty, spending six to seven hours judging these drums. They took their job very seriously and I am grateful for their professionalism. Judge Gary Asher is a fixture on the vintage drum collecting scene with one of the largest vintage drum collections in the world and is a working drummer and teacher in Birmingham Al., where he used to manage Nuncie's Music store. Judge Troy Lucketta is the drummer with famous rock band Tesla, a top studio drummer and is a recent transplant to Nashville. Judge Clay Fuqua is a Nashville fixture and has worn many hats in the industry as a vintage drum collector, as drummer for long time Nashville rock band Big Jim Slade, as a former employee at Pearl Drum Company and Fork's Drum Closet, and as drum tech for Jay Bellarose on the Robert Plant & Allison Kraus tour. Judge Tommy Wells is a well known Nashville recording session cat who played on every album that Bernard Purdie did not play on :), and is also the drummer for Jimmy Hall and the Prisoners of Love.

The Judging We changed the judging format this year. I was a judge in the past and felt that the grouping of the drums into applications like workhorse, Piccolo, Special Effect , and Artist Custom was a little ambiguous, so we focused more on comparing similar shell material and shell construction types - metal, plywood, single ply solids, segment wood (block, stave, etc.), and synthetic shells. This was more of an "apples to apples" comparison to my ears and eyes. The only drums that were grouped separately according to application were the five orchestral drums which , though made of different shell types, are usually more typified by orchestral type snares, heads, throw offs and tuning. We also removed the limit of the number of drums that manufacturers and builders could enter - No limits this year. Several companies took advantage of this, entering four and five drums. One company entered 11 drums!

We requested that the manufacturers tune their drums. Head and snare wires selection were also left entirely up to the manufacturers. Drums will detune in transit so all the drums were checked for detuning the night before the judging. The rule of thumb was to tighten any heads that seemed too loose due to shipping but we did not loosen any heads, deferring to the manufacturer's sense of what each drum's best pitch should be. We also stopped during the blind judging if we felt that a drum was not in tune, tweaked it, then started the audition over. There were only three or four drums that were detuned or had problems with strainers.

In the objective blind judging the drums were played behind the judge's backs for two to three minutes each, using the same series of rudiments, patterns and beats on each drum as the judges voted from 1 to 10 on five criteria; sensitivity, tone quality, dynamic range, rim sounds, and blend of the drum with the drum kit. The judge had no idea of the manufacturer or model of the drum and could not see it. They were told the sequence number of the drum, what the shell construction was, and the size. Otherwise the only thing they had to go on was their ears. A perfect score of 50 from each judge would equal a total score of 200.

The subjective judging was the "hands on" part of the process where each judge saw, touched and played each drum, judging on the five criteria of appearance, tone quality, response, desirability and overall impression. The judges took a lot of time with each drum and had very animated and in depth discussions about each drum's attributes. Though some of these judges have endorsements from major drum companies they were very impartial in their judging. Again, a perfect score of 50 from each judge would equal a total score of 200.

The cumulative score is the total of the subject and blind scores with the highest possible cumulative score being 400. The cumulative score is the score printed on the certificate of award given to the companies for each drum submitted.

The public judging took place during the two days of the Southern Drum Show following the blind and subjective judging. All 61 drums were displayed and any one at the show could play the drums and choose their favorite in each shell type category and the orchestral category. The first 100 to do so received a free pair of Snare Drum Olympics Logo 5A sticks from the Los Cabos Drum Stick Company.

The Results There is an inherent problem in holding a "contest" to compare musical instruments. Just as music is not a contest, the sound of an instrument is such a personal, subjective thing that no criteria for judging could ever be considered accurate. If you think that an instrument should be judged on sound alone then the blind judging results will mean more to you. But one must admit that drummers on the whole are very hung up on the visual aspect and the tactile element of their instruments, so the subjective rankings of the expert judges and the man on the street public judging will speak to this part of what makes the "best" snare drum among these particular drums. The cumulative score will of course be the best of both rankings and is usually considered the grand prize in the rankings which is why it it the basis of the certificates awarded to each drum. If you think the results are superfluous and trust only your ears please go to notsomoderndrummer.com where a video and audio of each drum being played for the blind judging is at your disposal. Judge for yourself and send in your results to us; we will publish them. Interpret the results as you will. We agree that no one can empirically claim to have the best snare drum but these awards have affected sales and advertising in the past and we are proud of that. We have tried to be fair. As John Aldridge stated in the first snare drum olympics, the main reason for this event is to bring the newest crème de la crème of snare drums together — a bunch of really cool drums all in one room — and what I came away with from this whole event was that nothing can make drummers act like kids on Christmas morning than 62 brand new snare drums to play with!

P.S. I am part owner of the Famous Drum Company along with Joe Partridge. Joe builds them and I sell them and we both design them. I did not expect our drums to place so highly in the contest. We included them from the very first just to make sure there were enough drums in the event. I considered recusing Famous Drums from the publishing of the results fearing that we would be accused of partiality or funny business. But after suffering over it for a week I think that the evidence of the judges' impartiality and my impartiality in the playing of the drums is evident in the video of the blind judging and the subjective judging. So I will let the judging results stand and take any heat that I may deserve from it.

Pictures of the Contestants

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Due to data input errors and the resulting math errors in computing the results, and the omission of one drum's score, the results that were posted this morning (7/28/09) were incorrect and have now been corrected and are the judges' official scores. The scores for drums # 16, 61, 28, 60, 49, and 29 were corrected and the score for #62 was added. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience the first incorrect posting may have caused anyone.
If you need more details please contact George Lawrence george@notsomoderndrummer.com

Cumulative Score by Category

Image	Company	Model/Description	Builder class	Category	Subj.	Blind	Cumulative	Place
30	Dixon Drums	Rosewood DS-0613-RWD	small mfr	plywood	175	189	364	1
61	Taye Drums	Studio Maple SM1407SWN-CB	large mfr	plywood	180	177	357	2
7	Famous Drum Co.	Tone Flange maple	Custom OEM	plywood	184	172	356	3
59	Taye Drums	StudioBirch, SB1406SD-AR	large mfr	plywood	176	178	354	4
2	SJC Custom Drums	SJC R1	Custom OEM	plywood	179	167	346	5
6	Ellis Drum Co.	Vintage Tweed	Custom Individual	plywood	169	169	338	6
8	Witt Percussion	Maple 4 ply	Custom OEM	Plywood	165	173	338	6
1	Ron Soyden's Custom Drums	Bubinga	Custom OEM	plywood	164	173	337	7
4	Yamaha Drums	MSD-1465 Sensitive Series	large mfr	plywood	175	162	337	7
3	Yamaha Drums	VSD-1460 Vintage Series	large Mfr	plywood	165	161	326	8
5	Ron Soyden's Custom Drums	Vintage Ludwig Tribute	Custom OEM	plywood	169	154	323	9
18	Longo Custom Drums	Single Ply Walnut	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	186	178	364	1
11	Baltimore Drum Co.	Premium Performance Hickory	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	187	176	363	2
12	George Way Drums	George Way Advance Custom GW654A-X	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	192	170	362	3
16	MCD Percussion	SS Bubinga	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	176	185	361	4
15	Drum Workshop	DW Super Solid Maple	Medium Mfr	single ply solid wood	182	178	360	5
9	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LB6514 Legacy Flamed Birch	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	183	174	357	6
62	Organic Custom Drums	Organic Dual Shell	Custom Individual	single ply solid wood	178	178	356	7
17	Noble & Cooley Drum Co.	Classic Oak	small mfr	single ply solid wood	177	175	352	8
10	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LM6514 Legacy Figured maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	182	169	351	9
13	Drummer's Dream	CM 1406 Curly Maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	181	169	350	10
19	Witt Percussion	Solid shell ash	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	171	171	342	11
14	Paradigm Drums	Eco Friendly Pine	Custom Individual	single ply solid wood	168	173	341	12
20	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LM510 Legacy Maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	177	162	339	13
29	Luka Percussion	Luka Single Ply	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	169	158	327	14
27	Famous Drum Co.	Signature Wenge & Bubinga Scallopped	Custom OEM	segment wood	194	193	387	1
23	Famous Drum Co.	ART Series	Custom OEM	segment wood	193	181	374	2
25	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Cocobolo and Leopard wood	Custom OEM	segment wood	187	176	363	3
24	Famous Drum Co.	Two by Four	Custom OEM	segment wood	184	178	362	4
28	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Rosewood	Custom OEM	segment wood	186	175	361	5
32	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Erosion Series	Custom OEM	segment wood	172	185	357	6
22	Meka Custom Drums	Teak Custom	Custom OEM	segment wood	173	180	353	7
21	Heirloom Drum Co.	Heirloom Stave	Custom OEM	segment wood	179	170	349	8
31	Wood Drum Co.	Signature Oak	Custom OEM	segment wood	162	181	343	9
26	Fidock Handcrafted Drums	FHD Blackwood	Custom OEM	segment wood	167	172	339	10
34	RCI Starlite	Atomic Bomb	small mfr	synthetic	188	180	368	1
35	RCI Starlite	Super Duty snare	small mfr	synthetic	176	187	363	2
36	Jeff Ocheltree Drums	Ocheltree Starlite	small mfr	synthetic	172	182	354	3
33	Square Drum	Square Snare	Custom OEM	synthetic	171	170	341	4
43	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/WB-6514 Winged Elite Bronze	Custom OEM	metal	194	188	382	1
37	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/M-6514 Majestic Elite bronze	Custom Custom OEM	metal	195	186	381	2
45	George H. Way Drum Co.	Hollywood COB brass	Custom OEM	metal	184	191	375	3
41	Gretsch Drums	G4160PB Bronze	Large manufacturer	metal	189	184	373	4
42	World Max Drums	BK-6514SFXG Aztec Gold Black Dawg brass	Med mfr	metal	185	188	373	4
60	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	CQ-65.14 Conquered copper	Custom OEM	metal	187	184	371	5
40	Tommy Maras	Aluminum Beast	Hobbyist	metal	179	191	370	6
58	Ocheltree	Heavy Metals Carbon Steel	Custom OEM	metal	183	186	369	7
44	Dunnett Classic Drums	Titanium " The Bomb"	Custom OEM	metal	180	188	368	8
47	George H. Way Drum Co.	Aero aluminum GW654RO	Custom OEM	metal	181	187	368	8
38	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/S-6514 Scrolled Elite brass	Custom OEM	metal	188	177	365	9
39	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	TKO-6514 Tim Kae Original brass	Custom OEM	metal	182	183	365	9
46	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	SL/B-14x6.5 bronze	Custom OEM	metal	179	181	360	10
50	Dunnett Classic Drums	Stanton Moore Signature titanium	Custom OEM	metal	173	186	359	11
57	Taye Drums	SS1465 Stainless Steel	larger mfr	metal	178	179	357	12
48	Drum Foundry	Stainless Steel	Custom OEM	metal	170	186	356	13
51	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	D-414 Deluxe black brass	Custom OEM	metal	179	175	354	14
49	Drum Foundry	Titanium	Custom OEM	metal	160	176	336	15
56	Black Swamp Percussion	Orchestral MS6514CRVAD	Small MFR	orchestral	197	195	392	1
52	Black Swamp Percussion	MSA6514TDT Titanium Elite	Small Mfr	orchestral	184	186	370	2
55	Pearl Corporation	HH1580 Philharmonic Limited Edition	Large manufacturer	orchestral	180	184	364	3
54	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	CG/M-6514 Covent Garden Concert Series	Custom OEM	orchestral	175	185	360	4
53	Famous Drum Co.	Turbine orchestral prototype	Custom OEM	orchestral	166	172	338	5

Blind Score by Category

Image	Company	Model/Description	Builder class	Category	Blind	Place
30	Dixon Drums	Rosewood DS-0613-RWD	small mfr	plywood	189	1
59	Taye Drums	StudioBirch, SB1406SD-AR	large mfr	plywood	178	2
61	Taye Drums	Studio Maple SM1407SWN-CB	large mfr	plywood	177	3
8	Witt Percussion	Maple 4 ply	Custom OEM	Plywood	173	4
1	Ron Soyden's Custom Drums	Bubinga	Custom OEM	plywood	173	4
7	Famous Drum Co.	Tone Flange maple	Custom OEM	plywood	172	5
6	Ellis Drum Co.	Vintage Tweed	Custom Individual	plywood	169	6
2	SJC Custom Drums	SJC R1	Custom OEM	plywood	167	7
4	Yamaha Drums	MSD-1465 Sensitive Series	large mfr	plywood	162	8
3	Yamaha Drums	VSD-1460 Vintage Series	large Mfr	plywood	161	9
5	Ron Soyden's Custom Drums	Vintage Ludwig Tribute	Custom OEM	plywood	154	10
16	MCD Percussion	SS Bubinga	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	185	1
18	Longo Custom Drums	Single Ply Walnut	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	178	2
15	Drum Workshop	DW Super Solid Maple	Medium Mfr	single ply solid wood	178	2
62	Organic Custom Drums	Organic Dual Shell	Custom Individual	single ply solid wood	178	2
11	Baltimore Drum Co.	Premium Performance Hickory	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	176	3
17	Noble & Cooley Drum Co.	Classic Oak	small mfr	single ply solid wood	175	4
9	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LB6514 Legacy Flamed Birch	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	174	5
14	Paradigm Drums	Eco Friendly Pine	Custom Individual	single ply solid wood	173	6
19	Witt Percussion	Solid shell ash	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	171	7
12	George Way Drums	George Way Advance Custom GW654A-X	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	170	8
10	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LM6514 Legacy Figured maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	169	9
13	Drummer's Dream	CM 1406 Curly Maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	169	9
20	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LM510 Legacy Maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	162	10
29	Luka Percussion	Luka Single Ply	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	158	11
27	Famous Drum Co.	Signature Wenge & Bubinga Scallopped	Custom OEM	segment wood	193	1
32	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Erosion Series	Custom OEM	segment wood	185	2
23	Famous Drum Co.	ART Series	Custom OEM	segment wood	181	3
31	Wood Drum Co.	Signature Oak	Custom OEM	segment wood	181	3
22	Meka Custom Drums	Teak Custom	Custom OEM	segment wood	180	4
24	Famous Drum Co.	Two by Four	Custom OEM	segment wood	178	5
25	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Cocobolo and Leopard wood	Custom OEM	segment wood	176	6
28	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Rosewood	Custom OEM	segment wood	175	7
26	Fidock Handcrafted Drums	FHD Blackwood	Custom OEM	segment wood	172	8
21	Heirloom Drum Co.	Heirloom Stave	Custom OEM	segment wood	170	9
35	RCI Starlite	Super Duty snare	small mfr	synthetic	187	1
36	Jeff Ocheltree Drums	Ocheltree Starlite	small mfr	synthetic	182	2
34	RCI Starlite	Atomic Bomb	small mfr	synthetic	180	3
33	Square Drum	Square Snare	Custom OEM	synthetic	170	4
45	George H. Way Drum Co.	Hollywood COB brass	Custom OEM	metal	191	1
40	Tommy Maras	Aluminum Beast	Hobbyist	metal	191	1
43	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/WB-6514 Winged Elite Bronze	Custom OEM	metal	188	2
42	World Max Drums	BK-6514SFXG Aztec Gold Black Dawg brass	Med mfr	metal	188	2
44	Dunnett Classic Drums	Titanium " The Bomb"	Custom OEM	metal	188	2
47	George H. Way Drum Co.	Aero aluminum GW654RO	Custom OEM	metal	187	3
37	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/M-6514 Majestic Elite bronze	Custom Custom OEM	metal	186	4
58	Ocheltree	Heavy Metals Carbon Steel	Custom OEM	metal	186	4
50	Dunnett Classic Drums	Stanton Moore Signature titanium	Custom OEM	metal	186	4
48	Drum Foundry	Stainless Steel	Custom OEM	metal	186	4
41	Gretsch Drums	G4160PB Bronze	Large manufacturer	metal	184	5
60	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	CQ-65.14 Conquered copper	Custom OEM	metal	184	5
39	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	TKO-6514 Tim Kae Original brass	Custom OEM	metal	183	6
46	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	SL/B-14x6.5 bronze	Custom OEM	metal	181	7
57	Taye Drums	SS1465 Stainless Steel	larger mfr	metal	179	8
38	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/S-6514 Scrolled Elite brass	Custom OEM	metal	177	9
49	Drum Foundry	Titanium	Custom OEM	metal	176	10
51	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	D-414 Deluxe black brass	Custom OEM	metal	175	11
56	Black Swamp Percussion	Orchestral MS6514CRVAD	Small MFR	orchestral	195	1
52	Black Swamp Percussion	MSA6514TDT Titanium Elite	Small Mfr	orchestral	186	2
54	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	CG/M-6514 Covent Garden Concert Series	Custom OEM	orchestral	185	3
55	Pearl Corporation	HH1580 Philharmonic Limited Edition	Large manufacturer	orchestral	184	4
53	Famous Drum Co.	Turbine orchestral prototype	Custom OEM	orchestral	172	5

Subjective Score by Category

Image	Company	Model/Description	Builder class	Category	Subj.	Place
7	Famous Drum Co.	Tone Flange maple	Custom OEM	plywood	184	1
61	Taye Drums	Studio Maple SM1407SWN-CB	large mfr	plywood	180	2
2	SJC Custom Drums	SJC R1	Custom OEM	plywood	179	3
59	Taye Drums	StudioBirch, SB1406SD-AR	large mfr	plywood	176	4
4	Yamaha Drums	MSD-1465 Sensitive Series	large mfr	plywood	175	5
30	Dixon Drums	Rosewood DS-0613-RWD	small mfr	plywood	175	5
5	Ron Soyden's Custom Drums	Vintage Ludwig Tribute	Custom OEM	plywood	169	6
6	Ellis Drum Co.	Vintage Tweed	Custom Individual	plywood	169	6
3	Yamaha Drums	VSD-1460 Vintage Series	large Mfr	plywood	165	7
8	Witt Percussion	Maple 4 ply	Custom OEM	Plywood	165	7
1	Ron Soyden's Custom Drums	Bubinga	Custom OEM	plywood	164	8
12	George Way Drums	George Way Advance Custom GW654A-X	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	192	1
11	Baltimore Drum Co.	Premium Performance Hickory	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	187	2
18	Longo Custom Drums	Single Ply Walnut	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	186	3
9	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LB6514 Legacy Flamed Birch	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	183	4
10	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LM6514 Legacy Figured maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	182	5
15	Drum Workshop	DW Super Solid Maple	Medium Mfr	single ply solid wood	182	5
13	Drummer's Dream	CM 1406 Curly Maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	181	6
62	Organic Custom Drums	Organic Dual Shell	Custom Individual	single ply solid wood	178	7
20	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LM510 Legacy Maple	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	177	8
17	Noble & Cooley Drum Co.	Classic Oak	small mfr	single ply solid wood	177	8
16	MCD Percussion	SS Bubinga	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	176	9
19	Witt Percussion	Solid shell ash	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	171	10
29	Luka Percussion	Luka Single Ply	Custom OEM	single ply solid wood	169	11
14	Paradigm Drums	Eco Friendly Pine	Custom Individual	single ply solid wood	168	12
27	Famous Drum Co.	Signature Wenge & Bubinga Scallopped	Custom OEM	segment wood	194	1
23	Famous Drum Co.	ART Series	Custom OEM	segment wood	193	2
25	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Cocobolo and Leopard wood	Custom OEM	segment wood	187	3
28	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Rosewood	Custom OEM	segment wood	186	4
24	Famous Drum Co.	Two by Four	Custom OEM	segment wood	184	5
21	Heirloom Drum Co.	Heirloom Stave	Custom OEM	segment wood	179	6
22	Meka Custom Drums	Teak Custom	Custom OEM	segment wood	173	7
32	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Erosion Series	Custom OEM	segment wood	172	8
26	Fidock Handcrafted Drums	FHD Blackwood	Custom OEM	segment wood	167	9
31	Wood Drum Co.	Signature Oak	Custom OEM	segment wood	162	10
34	RCI Starlite	Atomic Bomb	small mfr	synthetic	188	1
35	RCI Starlite	Super Duty snare	small mfr	synthetic	176	2
36	Jeff Ocheltree Drums	Ocheltree Starlite	small mfr	synthetic	172	3
33	Square Drum	Square Snare	Custom OEM	synthetic	171	4
37	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/M-6514 Majestic Elite bronze	Custom Custom OEM	metal	195	1
43	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/WB-6514 Winged Elite Bronze	Custom OEM	metal	194	2
41	Gretsch Drums	G4160PB Bronze	Large manufacturer	metal	189	3
38	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/S-6514 Scrolled Elite brass	Custom OEM	metal	188	4
60	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	CQ-65.14 Conquered copper	Custom OEM	metal	187	5
42	World Max Drums	BK-6514SFXG Aztec Gold Black Dawg brass	Med mfr	metal	185	6
45	George H. Way Drum Co.	Hollywood COB brass	Custom OEM	metal	184	7
58	Ocheltree	Heavy Metals Carbon Steel	Custom OEM	metal	183	8
39	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	TKO-6514 Tim Kae Original brass	Custom OEM	metal	182	9
47	George H. Way Drum Co.	Aero aluminum GW654RO	Custom OEM	metal	181	10
44	Dunnett Classic Drums	Titanium " The Bomb"	Custom OEM	metal	180	11
51	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	D-414 Deluxe black brass	Custom OEM	metal	179	12
46	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	SL/B-14x6.5 bronze	Custom OEM	metal	179	12
40	Tommy Maras	Aluminum Beast	Hobbyist	metal	179	12
57	Taye Drums	SS1465 Stainless Steel	larger mfr	metal	178	13
50	Dunnett Classic Drums	Stanton Moore Signature titanium	Custom OEM	metal	173	14
48	Drum Foundry	Stainless Steel	Custom OEM	metal	170	15
49	Drum Foundry	Titanium	Custom OEM	metal	160	16
56	Black Swamp Percussion	Orchestral MS6514CRVAD	Small MFR	orchestral	197	1
52	Black Swamp Percussion	MSA6514TDT Titanium Elite	Small Mfr	orchestral	184	2
55	Pearl Corporation	HH1580 Philharmonic Limited Edition	Large manufacturer	orchestral	180	3
54	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	CG/M-6514 Covent Garden Concert Series	Custom OEM	orchestral	175	4
53	Famous Drum Co.	Turbine orchestral prototype	Custom OEM	orchestral	166	5

Public Judging Results by Category and Number of Votes

brought to you by Los Cabos Drumsticks, official drum sticks of the 2009 Snare Drum Olympics

Anyone who attended the drum show was allowed to play on all of the SDO entries with a free pair of Los Cabos drumsticks to take home. All that was required was to fill out a shor ballot of their favorite drums in each category. All votes were counted even if the voter did not complete the sheet, and there were a lot of incomplete ballots for whatever reasons. Here are all valid votes, unedited. Every drum that recieved a vote is listed. The drums are not given a placing since there were so many ties, but rather listed by biggest number of votes.

Image	Category	Company	Model/Description	Votes
8	Plywood	Witt Percussion	Maple 4 ply	16
1	plywood	Ron Soyden's Custom Drums	Bubinga	12
5	plywood	Ron Soyden's Custom Drums	Vintage Ludwig Tribute	10
7	plywood	Famous Drum Co.	Tone Flange maple	9
4	plywood	Yamaha Drums	MSD-1465 Sensitive Series	5
59	plywood	Taye Drums	StudioBirch, SB1406SD-AR	5
6	plywood	Ellis Drum Co.	Vintage Tweed	4
2	plywood	SJC Custom Drums	SJC R1	3
30	plywood	Dixon Drums	Rosewood DS-0613-RWD	3
61	plywood	Taye Drums	Studio Maple SM1407SWN-CB	3
3	plywood	Yamaha Drums	VSD-1460 Vintage Series	1
23	segment wood	Famous Drum Co.	ART Series	10
27	segment wood	Famous Drum Co.	Signature Wenge & Bubinga Scallopped	7
28	segment wood	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Rosewood	6
21	segment wood	Heirloom Drum Co.	Heirloom Stave	5
22	segment wood	Meka Custom Drums	Teak Custom	5
26	segment wood	Fidock Handcrafted Drums	FHD Blackwood	5
31	segment wood	Wood Drum Co.	Signature Oak	5
32	segment wood	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Erosion Series	4
24	segment wood	Famous Drum Co.	Two by Four	2
25	segment wood	Stanbridge Drum Co.	Cocobolo and Leopard wood	1
11	single ply solid wood	Baltimore Drum Co.	Premium Performance Hickory	10
13	single ply solid wood	Drummer's Dream	CM 1406 Curly Maple	10
18	single ply solid wood	Longo Custom Drums	Single Ply Walnut	10
12	single ply solid wood	George Way Drums	George Way Advance Custom GW654A-X	7
19	single ply solid wood	Witt Percussion	Solid shell ash	7
9	single ply solid wood	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LB6514 Legacy Flamed Birch	4
10	single ply solid wood	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LM6514 Legacy Figured maple	4
17	single ply solid wood	Noble & Cooley Drum Co.	Classic Oak	4
16	single ply solid wood	MCD Percussion	SS Bubinga	3
29	single ply solid wood	Luka Percussion	Luka Single Ply	2
14	single ply solid wood	Paradigm Drums	Eco Friendly Pine	1
15	single ply solid wood	Drum Workshop	DW Super Solid Maple	1
20	single ply solid wood	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	LM510 Legacy Maple	1
36	synthetic	Jeff Ocheltree Drums	Ocheltree Starlite	24
34	synthetic	RCI Starlite	Atomic Bomb	17
35	synthetic	RCI Starlite	Super Duty snare	16
33	synthetic	Square Drum	Square Snare	9
57	metal	Taye Drums	SS1465 Stainless Steel	10
40	metal	Tommy Maras	Aluminum Beast	8
38	metal	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/S-6514 Scrolled Elite brass	6
47	metal	George H. Way Drum Co.	Aero aluminum GW654RO	6
37	metal	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/M-6514 Majestic Elite bronze	5
41	metal	Gretsch Drums	G4160PB Bronze	5
43	metal	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	E/WB-6514 Winged Elite Bronze	5
46	metal	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	SL/B-14x6.5 bronze	5
49	metal	Drum Foundry	Titanium	5
50	metal	Dunnett Classic Drums	Stanton Moore Signature titanium	5
60	metal	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	CQ-65.14 Conquered copper	5
39	metal	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	TKO-6514 Tim Kae Original brass	4
42	metal	World Max Drums	BK-6514SFXG Aztec Gold Black Dawg brass	4
51	metal	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	D-414 Deluxe black brass	2
58	metal	Ocheltree	Heavy Metals Carbon Steel	2
44	metal	Dunnett Classic Drums	Titanium " The Bomb"	1
45	metal	George H. Way Drum Co.	Hollywood COB brass	1
48	metal	Drum Foundry	Stainless Steel	1
52	orchestral metal	Black Swamp Percussion	MSA6514TDT Titanium Elite	18
55	orchestral plywood	Pearl Corporation	HH1580 Philharmonic Limited Edition	7
53	orchestral segment wood	Famous Drum Co.	Turbine orchestral prototype	11
54	orchestral single ply solid	Joyful Noise Drum Co.	CG/M-6514 Covent Garden Concert Series	14
56	Orchestral single ply solid	Black Swamp Percussion	Orchestral MS6514CRVAD	6