mikejungle
Member
Are there any negative effects observed when a drum head is taken off a drum and put back on? I know with guitar/bass strings, sometimes they unwind (especially with improper crimping) and deaden out if you loosen em.
So i was wondering if there were any hazards to taking off and putting on a drum head.
I ask because I'm going to put a remo PS3 on my bass drum and at least for the time being, I don't want to port it. But I'm experimenting with a bunch of different muffling configurations, so it'd be nice if I could undo a 'mistake' if I decide I don't like it.
So far I've found that throwing in a towel and letting it rest in the drum gives me the best mix of resonance and muffling. Rolling up the towel and putting it up against the batter side muffled the sound way too much for me.
However, I don't want to be at a loss if I can't undo this or if I find the towel moves to much.
Please give me your input on towel setups and whether there will be any alteration in the head's fidelity if I take it off and put it back on.
Thanks,
Mike
So i was wondering if there were any hazards to taking off and putting on a drum head.
I ask because I'm going to put a remo PS3 on my bass drum and at least for the time being, I don't want to port it. But I'm experimenting with a bunch of different muffling configurations, so it'd be nice if I could undo a 'mistake' if I decide I don't like it.
So far I've found that throwing in a towel and letting it rest in the drum gives me the best mix of resonance and muffling. Rolling up the towel and putting it up against the batter side muffled the sound way too much for me.
However, I don't want to be at a loss if I can't undo this or if I find the towel moves to much.
Please give me your input on towel setups and whether there will be any alteration in the head's fidelity if I take it off and put it back on.
Thanks,
Mike