When they stop doing their job, really. I always tune my batter and resonant heads to the same pitch, so when I replace a batter head and tune up, if I notice that the drum has lost some tone/sustain/resonance, I know it's time to change the resonant head.
I usually change snare side heads sooner than resonant heads on toms, though. I keep the tension so high, they wear out faster.
I put new reso heads on along with batters when I bought my kit last February, I tuned them good, but haven't touched them since. Ha ha. I don't plan on switching them out for awhile. But, my question is, how often should you tune them? Should I be checking them every couple months. Sorry, don't mean to de-rail your thread, but this question is in-line with the OP's question too.
Tuning technique buddies!
my question is, how often should you tune them? Should I be checking them every couple months. Sorry, don't mean to de-rail your thread, but this question is in-line with the OP's question too.