The old heads won’t hold tune as well, and eventually they’ll wear out and break. After extensive use, the drum heads will need to be replaced. The more you play, the more your drums will need to be tuned. Decide if you’re starting with a new drum head or tuning your old oneĪs you practice, you may notice the tone of the drums changing. You’ll love your sound, and all it takes is following a few basic steps. Tuning your drums only takes a few minutes, but it’s well worth the time you put in. The vents also improve the stick feel of the drum.
This allows the drums to “breathe” as the vibrations of the heads resonate. These little air holes are built into drums and allow air to escape the drum shell when the drums are hit. Vents may be easily overlooked, but they’re actually very important when thinking about how drums work.
Coated heads generally sound a little “drier” and darker. Batter heads can also be coated or uncoated. Single-ply heads are louder and brighter but have less durability than the double-ply heads. Batter heads may be single or double ply. It controls the attack and “ring” (the unwanted overtones) of the drum. Since the resonant head isn’t directly struck, they can last longer than the top heads, but eventually they’ll wear out and need replacement. Thinner resonant heads are more sensitive, while thicker resonant heads are darker sounding. The resonant head will shape the overtones, or resonance, of the drum. The bottom head of the drum is called the resonant head. The tension rods are placed through the holes in the claws and then threaded into the lugs and tightened. The claws are metal pieces that fit over the hoops to secure the hoops to the shell. The number of lugs can affect the tuning stability and the sound of the drum. Some older vintage drums may have six lugs. The lugs are attached to the shell of the drum, and the threaded part of the tension rod is inserted into the lug. If one part of the drum is loose and another is tight, the drum won’t produce a good tone.
When tuning drum heads, you’ll need to adjust this tension evenly across all the tension rods. As you might guess, the tension rods provide tension on the drum heads. One end of the tension rod is threaded the other end has a square head. The tension rods are placed through the hoops and tightened or loosened to achieve the sound that you want. This gives them a louder and brighter tone. Snare drum shells can also be made of metal. Some drums have a natural, stained wood finish, and others have a “wrap,” a colored synthetic material that’s very durable. Each type of wood produces a slightly different tone. Maple, birch, oak, cherry, and mahogany are common woods used for drums. Each drum usually has a top and a bottom hoop, one for each of the drum heads. Snare drum and kick drum hoops are sometimes made of wood. The drum hoop is a round piece of metal that holds the heads onto the drum.
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