I've recently discovered that i'm WAY overtightening (if i took a ruler to it, at the lugs the gap between the head and top of the hoop would be around 3mm, even closer on the lugs next to the snare beds) my snare side head. I bought new heads recently, thought I'd try out this don't crank your snare side head thing I have been hearing about and really liked the sound.... i checked it the next day and thought I'd even it out some, which led to me cranking the head down too tight again. What was a big fat resonant sound which maybe needed to be reigned in and fine tuned a bit is now that familiar choked and ping-ey annoying sound I'm used to.
I'm using a tension watch to get everything evenly in tune and I believe it is giving me a false reading on the lugs closest to the snare beds, which leads to me cranking them down really tight, cranking down the other lugs to match and then tightening further still to match the pitches.
I also find one or two lugs are tightened down significantly more than the others by the time it is in tune. Is that a result of me not seating the head correctly? Is it the bent hoop.... or is it an issue with the drum itself?
As a result of overtightening my hoop is slightly bent, it rocks back and forth a little bit on a flat surface, maybe by a millimeter or two and I'm not sure about the integrity of the head.
Should I replace the hoop and head and start again? Or will a slightly bent hoop still find its way home under tension?
Any insights into this issue or general snare side head tuning tips would be greatly appreciated.
I'm using a tension watch to get everything evenly in tune and I believe it is giving me a false reading on the lugs closest to the snare beds, which leads to me cranking them down really tight, cranking down the other lugs to match and then tightening further still to match the pitches.
I also find one or two lugs are tightened down significantly more than the others by the time it is in tune. Is that a result of me not seating the head correctly? Is it the bent hoop.... or is it an issue with the drum itself?
As a result of overtightening my hoop is slightly bent, it rocks back and forth a little bit on a flat surface, maybe by a millimeter or two and I'm not sure about the integrity of the head.
Should I replace the hoop and head and start again? Or will a slightly bent hoop still find its way home under tension?
Any insights into this issue or general snare side head tuning tips would be greatly appreciated.