Will be held in Nashville at the Sound Check rehearsal facility Deadline for receiving drums is Friday, July 10 Judging will take place on Sunday July 12 Results will be published on July 14 in time for NAMM Click Here for Applications in .pdf Format or Click Here for Microsoft Word Document The Snare Drum Olympics was started in 1998 by NSMD editor John Aldridge as a contest among drum makers to see who can “outsnare” the others and attempt to answer the question “Who makes the best snare drum?”. Drums are categorized by their intended application and are rated on sound, appearance and overall appeal in a two tiered judging process. To keep things on an even keel the competition is structured to put manufacturers who produced the same quantities of drums in the same class. The playing field is leveled even further by having an impartial session drummer tune each drum to its maximum potential. Each manufacturer is allowed to select the heads and snares that they feel most appropriate for their drums and tune them before shipping. The tuner will tweak tuning to account for slippage of tension and detuning in shipping. In the past the Snare Drum Olympics featured snare drums from 25 different companies. We are expecting double to triple that because small drum builder output has increased drastically since the last Olympics in 2002.The entry fee is $50 per drum; This is to cover the expenses of the show, the judges, photography, awards materials and labor. For more information oyu can visit http://www.notsomoderndrummer.com/snareDrumOlympics.php