Fred D
Pioneer Member
So............... the other day I had My Black Beauty SS out and started messing around with it. It had been a while so I checked the heads tension with a drum dial.
The snare side head had lost some tension so I cranked it back up. Something didn't feel right.
I noticed that the head's counter hoop wasn't in contact with the drums hoop on one side. The head's counter hoop had slipped off the drum hoop. It was between the shell and the hoop. Almost like it was too small in diameter to be held in place on the drum by the drum hoop.
OK, no big deal. I usually have a few spare heads laying around. I mounted an Evans 200. All was well until I mounted the wires. When I disengaged the snares the drum sounded the same. The snares were still being pressed against the head. I turned the drum over and the gates in the hoop were pressing the wires against the head.
I thought that because the 200 is a very thin head it might have stretched too much. Off with the 200 and on with a Hazy Ambassador. Same thing, Off with the Ambassador and on with a Hazy Diplomat. Again, same thing. Now I'm, getting POed.
I dug around and found an Aquarian snare side head. That worked!!!!
Here's what's going on. The Evans and Remo heads have too deep of a collar and that places the heads counter hoop too deep on the drum. Once tension is applied the gates sit too low on the drum and press down on the wires.
There would be enough room for straps or cables, but since the SS wires extend beyond the diameter on the drum there needs to be enough room for the wires to clear the gates in the hoop. So, either use a Ludwig head or a head with a low collar on SS drums.
Anyway........ thought I'd mention so that other SS owners don't sign their drum up for flying lessons or deep sea exploration.
FWIW
The snare side head had lost some tension so I cranked it back up. Something didn't feel right.
I noticed that the head's counter hoop wasn't in contact with the drums hoop on one side. The head's counter hoop had slipped off the drum hoop. It was between the shell and the hoop. Almost like it was too small in diameter to be held in place on the drum by the drum hoop.
OK, no big deal. I usually have a few spare heads laying around. I mounted an Evans 200. All was well until I mounted the wires. When I disengaged the snares the drum sounded the same. The snares were still being pressed against the head. I turned the drum over and the gates in the hoop were pressing the wires against the head.
I thought that because the 200 is a very thin head it might have stretched too much. Off with the 200 and on with a Hazy Ambassador. Same thing, Off with the Ambassador and on with a Hazy Diplomat. Again, same thing. Now I'm, getting POed.
I dug around and found an Aquarian snare side head. That worked!!!!
Here's what's going on. The Evans and Remo heads have too deep of a collar and that places the heads counter hoop too deep on the drum. Once tension is applied the gates sit too low on the drum and press down on the wires.
There would be enough room for straps or cables, but since the SS wires extend beyond the diameter on the drum there needs to be enough room for the wires to clear the gates in the hoop. So, either use a Ludwig head or a head with a low collar on SS drums.
Anyway........ thought I'd mention so that other SS owners don't sign their drum up for flying lessons or deep sea exploration.
FWIW