Larry
"Uncle Larry"
It doesn't seem like the insides of drum shells gets much attention. I think it's a safe statement to say that finishing/not finishing the insides of a shell has a marked effect on the total resolved sound. I think you can "fine tune" the ringy characteristics of a drum by treating the insides. Perhaps, just for debates sake, that a "totally finished on the inside of the shell" treatment would be too ringy, and a "totally unfinished on the inside of the shell" is not ringy enough. Then one could put in alternating "stripes" of finish to arrive at the desired amount of ring from a drum, if desired.
Also, is lacquer harder than polyurethane? How about paint like Gretsch silver sealer or the white Benjamin Moore paint Ludwig used on their 60's drums. My first guess is I would think paint like that isn't all that hard compared to poly or lacquer, but I don't really know.
It just seems to me that there a number of different ways to treat the insides to arrive at a desired sonic goal. I mean you could even rough the insides up to lessen the ring if so desired. Instead of muffling, maybe that's another way to get rid of excessive ovetones, for those who prefer that sound.
I polyurethaned the insides of a very cheap snare drum recently, and it added much more ring, which was the reason I did it. I felt the drum was too dead before treatment. I liked the improvement, it gave the drum different sonic characteristics.
I think there are other threads dealing with this but I wanted to start a new one to get fresh opinions. How many have treated the insides of their shells?
Also, is lacquer harder than polyurethane? How about paint like Gretsch silver sealer or the white Benjamin Moore paint Ludwig used on their 60's drums. My first guess is I would think paint like that isn't all that hard compared to poly or lacquer, but I don't really know.
It just seems to me that there a number of different ways to treat the insides to arrive at a desired sonic goal. I mean you could even rough the insides up to lessen the ring if so desired. Instead of muffling, maybe that's another way to get rid of excessive ovetones, for those who prefer that sound.
I polyurethaned the insides of a very cheap snare drum recently, and it added much more ring, which was the reason I did it. I felt the drum was too dead before treatment. I liked the improvement, it gave the drum different sonic characteristics.
I think there are other threads dealing with this but I wanted to start a new one to get fresh opinions. How many have treated the insides of their shells?