Caz
Senior Member
I've been practising recently at a privately rented space on an old Sonor Force Maple kit with Modern Vintage heads that has been left set up, but I don't think has been tuned or played for quite a few years. It has the flat-screw tuning screws so a tuning key doesn't work and I keep forgetting to bring in a tool to tune. Every time I start playing, it sounds awful, especially the snare. I start off by just playing snare and toms a lot to get used to the kit, and realised after a while playing I don't even notice it sounding bad anymore. Made me wonder, if our ears adjust to percussion so that it just doesn't sound bad anymore, or maybe we subconsciously alter our touch so that we're playing in a way to get a nicer sound. It took me back to being a kid and playing some awful sounding drums without it really bothering me. But each time I come back and start practising on that kit with fresh ears again, it definitely sounds terrible.. anyone know what I mean??
If this was any tuned instrument like a guitar and was out of tune, I don't think our ears would adjust like that.
Caroline
If this was any tuned instrument like a guitar and was out of tune, I don't think our ears would adjust like that.
Caroline