Bassdrummer
Senior Member
I think I'm screwed
Bought a used 01 classic maple Ludwig...love the BD and floor tom
Went to put new coated ambs on it, couldn't find a voice for the drum..no tone
changed heads thinking maybe the new head is bad..went back to Remo PStripe then tried clear ambs..same thing, could not get a decent tone out of it, drum wont sing
So I take the heads off and merasure the shell checking for flat spots etc. I notice the shell is about 3/16's off measuring lug to lug at different places. The BD and floor tom sounds great with the new heads. An friend and I (guy is 42 has been drumming for years so he knows his stuff) could not get the 13 trom to sound good at all. I also replaced the reso heads too, tried 3 differed batter heads.
So am I screwed? What else could it be? Does anyone fix drums that are out of round?
Bought a used 01 classic maple Ludwig...love the BD and floor tom
Went to put new coated ambs on it, couldn't find a voice for the drum..no tone
changed heads thinking maybe the new head is bad..went back to Remo PStripe then tried clear ambs..same thing, could not get a decent tone out of it, drum wont sing
So I take the heads off and merasure the shell checking for flat spots etc. I notice the shell is about 3/16's off measuring lug to lug at different places. The BD and floor tom sounds great with the new heads. An friend and I (guy is 42 has been drumming for years so he knows his stuff) could not get the 13 trom to sound good at all. I also replaced the reso heads too, tried 3 differed batter heads.
So am I screwed? What else could it be? Does anyone fix drums that are out of round?