Concrete Pete
06-11-2009, 08:19 AM
Hey Crew,
You all know I'm pretty new here, and have been experimenting around since I took up drumming again, but here's a wild idea I posted before that really came in handy---I took some Mylar limo tint film (meant for use on car windows) and cut large "dots" out of it, and placed them over my cheapo Legion tom heads for extra protection and slight sound muffling qualities. I figured that Mylar heads would easily adhere to Mylar film on top of them, and was correct in that assumption. Sound has been better on those cheap heads, and I figured the wear would be lessened--correct again.
Well, tonight, during a local (low-paying, as in $80 per band member) gig, I put a stick right through the left upper tom to the point that I had to PULL hard to get it back out! Ruined head, right? I thought so...
This happened 2 songs before our last set was over, and the next song on our play list was "Snortin' Whiskey" by Pat Travers, which has a few fast/ sneaky riffs in it that involve the whole set. No problem, as the head stayed in (mostly) playable condition, despite the 1-1/2" hole I punched in it-- the Mylar kept the hole from spreading out, and the last song of the night was Deep Purple's "Highway Star" which instinctively made me hit that tom during the fast riffs (but I tried to keep to the outer perimeter of that tom) and it worked so well that no one in the audience OR the band noticed.
Got home, swapped the lower head on the tom for the upper one, and put TWO layers of Mylar on it--I think I'm on to something here, but will be buying a new head before my country band's gig Saturday.
Here's a pic of my tom hole, and also to show how it didn't rip to the edges.
Feedback welcome from all. Does anyone think I maybe on to something here?
Cheers,
C. P.
You all know I'm pretty new here, and have been experimenting around since I took up drumming again, but here's a wild idea I posted before that really came in handy---I took some Mylar limo tint film (meant for use on car windows) and cut large "dots" out of it, and placed them over my cheapo Legion tom heads for extra protection and slight sound muffling qualities. I figured that Mylar heads would easily adhere to Mylar film on top of them, and was correct in that assumption. Sound has been better on those cheap heads, and I figured the wear would be lessened--correct again.
Well, tonight, during a local (low-paying, as in $80 per band member) gig, I put a stick right through the left upper tom to the point that I had to PULL hard to get it back out! Ruined head, right? I thought so...
This happened 2 songs before our last set was over, and the next song on our play list was "Snortin' Whiskey" by Pat Travers, which has a few fast/ sneaky riffs in it that involve the whole set. No problem, as the head stayed in (mostly) playable condition, despite the 1-1/2" hole I punched in it-- the Mylar kept the hole from spreading out, and the last song of the night was Deep Purple's "Highway Star" which instinctively made me hit that tom during the fast riffs (but I tried to keep to the outer perimeter of that tom) and it worked so well that no one in the audience OR the band noticed.
Got home, swapped the lower head on the tom for the upper one, and put TWO layers of Mylar on it--I think I'm on to something here, but will be buying a new head before my country band's gig Saturday.
Here's a pic of my tom hole, and also to show how it didn't rip to the edges.
Feedback welcome from all. Does anyone think I maybe on to something here?
Cheers,
C. P.