That's an interesting idea. The patched area wont stretch with the rest of the head, but still interesting. I would imagine, depending on hole placement, it might not matter.Someone should make a bass drum reso head with a pre-cut hole surrounded by velcro and give you a circle cut of the head material also surrounded by velcro so you can go back and forth between ported and non-ported in seconds without changing heads or re tuning.
That's an interesting idea. The patched area wont stretch with the rest of the head, but still interesting. I would imagine, depending on hole placement, it might not matter.
Oh surely it would sell. Even just as a patch and a velcro ring you add to your current head. You better patent it quick before Remo reads this, or John Good.You are correct, the patch definitely wouldn't 'tension' as evenly as a whole un cut head but if you mainly run your head ported (like I do) then having the ability to close it up on the fly would be valuable. Like most things: the best of both worlds usually means a compromise/middleground. I bet it would sell though
Covering a port with tape seems more of a nuisance than switching heads on an as-needed basis. The tape could also have a muting effect on resonance. I'd keep an uported head on hand long before I'd start playing games with tape, but I'm ported for all purposes, so this isn't a dilemma I'll ever need to address.
I've thought about doing this or cutting the top off of a round Tupperware container and adhering that to the porthole. You could then put the lid on when you want to close it.Someone should make a bass drum reso head with a pre-cut hole surrounded by velcro and give you a circle cut of the head material also surrounded by velcro so you can go back and forth between ported and non-ported in seconds without changing heads or re tuning.
LOLZ ?No, I never have. Never even thought of it. I guess because I've never had a five inch hole in my drum head. Now that I think about it however, I might tape over it to keep little animals from nesting inside. Here in Arizona there's always the possibility of scorpions getting inside and if you reach inside for whatever reason and that little f^^^er stings you,,,WOW! Off to emergency room. Critters aside. I suppose if you kept the piece you cut out, you could always tape one side back on and make a little handle on the other side so it functions as a "door". That way you can get in and out if you plan on storing anything inside. Or you could just use a cardboard box to store things in and not cut a hole in your bass drum head at all. That way you'd not have to tape it up. Problem solved.