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New drummer seeks advice/assitance
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| Gman User Info... | Howdy, I just rented a shit CB set and know for sure that the cymbals gotta go. What I don't know is how to tune the toms so they don't sound like two cellos fighting over a timpani. I dunno what I have to offer to the kind drummer who might be willing to come by and help me understand these bloody things, but it's negociable. Thanks, Gman (if you want to email, reply to [email protected] - just remove the REMOVE) - Tue, 1 Jul 2003 2:53pm | ||
| The Ref User Info... | Now I aint' no drummer but; There should be an allen key or a T key (in the shape of a T) for the nuts along the outside of the rims. You take that and tighten or loosen each nut around the drum, until you get to the desired tone. There are screws under the rim that pull down on the outsides of the skins (Metal part). You want there to be uniformed tightness all the way around. Feel the skin by each nut after tuning and make sure that its around the same taughtness as all the other areas. A drummer I knew used an tuning fork (I believe that it was an E), then just used his ear to tune up the rest. I hope that was helpful, you probably already knew this. LOL! Tried to email you but it came back as now such account - Tue, 1 Jul 2003 4:54pm | ||
| Jenna User Info... | i got a huge tape that has instructions on it i'll give it to you if you want - Tue, 1 Jul 2003 5:48pm | ||
| Gene Vachon User Info... | I prefer to let the drum tune itself (dynamic,sonic,ear shattering,nose bleeder boost).Tighten every one up as tight as it goes (no shit).Let it sit 5 min.Take your palm and rub circular motion around pressing on the skin slightly as you are turning (warming/stretching).(wax on,wax off grasshoppa!) In a couple minutes,take your "tuning key" look on an angle into the light off the skin where the screw is...(square headed bolt with threads holding rim on).Turn slowly until you see a wrinkle forming,tighten back up until wrinkle just disappears.Go directly across from that one (ex 12 o,clock then 6 o,clock)...then the next across (first one to right of the first one you did)then continue,and so on.In plain english,rotate always across and moving in a circle staying next to the last one done in that area.You may need "dampening" to take the "boing!" sound buzz out.("black circle felt" you see through,or inside drum under skin).If skin is solid color,find dial on side of drum near the area,tighten accordingly till sound goes away,not too much.Let the drum and skin work together.Pop some hydraulic skins (Evans,Remo,Aquarian)on..and its thunder time for buddy on midnight shifts.Its all in skins and cymbals usually.In time,you can build it up.Drums are generally made the same,some are thicker,woods,hardware etc etc.If ya tune em,and get rid of the lame fuck cymbals that all manufactures put on thier kits,and get higher end cymbals,(Paiste/Zildian/Sabian)...you,re ready to start the b.b.q,crack a brew and jam to alot of tunes "in tune" bro.Cheers p.s this allows each size drum to distribute its own sound evenly as they were built for. - Wed, 2 Jul 2003 12:27am | ||
| Gman User Info... | Cool - I'm gonna try yer suggestion there Gene as I like the tight loud sound. (Already took the back skin off the bass drum and padded it to get that thud I like so much, and tuned the snare WAY up and dampened it quite a bit.) Jenna - thanks, will send email soonish. Gman - Wed, 2 Jul 2003 4:48pm | ||
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