![]() Regardless of how good your drum shell and drum heads are, without a positive contact between the two, you will never be able to get a good sound. Remember the bearing edge is the contact point between the head and the shell so it is extremely important to ensure nothing interferes with the marriage of those two elements. Remove the counter hoop and old head from the drum shell.Ĭlean around the bearing edge of the drum shell with a microfiber cloth to remove all debris. ![]() Remove each tension rod being careful not to lose any washers and place onto a lint free cloth placed in a Tupperware box. ![]() Once loose the tensions rods may be loosened by finger until they release from each lug nut thread. Repeat this process until the tension rods are not gripping against the hoop. When removing old heads detune each tension rod a little at a time (half a drum key turn) working from one tension rod to the opposite tension rod in a cross manner as to not put any unnecessary stress on one side of the drum shell. Once you have selected the right head combinations for your desired sound you can now start looking at fitting and tuning.īasic maintenance of drums is always worthwhile doing when replacing drumheads as you need to dismantle the main components of a drum to fit new drumheads. ![]() Drum tuning can be very subjective and is personal from drummer to drummer depending on the sound required.
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