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Christophe:
Man too bad the drumkit I have (which is borrowed from a friend) sounds pretty bad already to begin with and I have no clue how to tune them.

Maybe I better learn how to actually tune the drumkit then. Danke!

Inlander:
If you like drumming you should stop listening to 99% of rock music.

Scandanavian War Machine:

--- Quote from: Christophe on 06 Feb 2009, 16:21 ---Maybe I better learn how to actually tune the drumkit then.

--- End quote ---


you could do that.


or you could be like me and never tune your drums or learn anything about them, and whenever someone asks you a technical question about drums or drumming just shout "YEEHAA" and kick something over.


err...on second thought; don't.

Be My Head:
Okay, to tune your drums, first, you are going to need a drum key. That looks like this.



Now, what you want to do is loosen all of the tuning lugs on your drum till they are no longer exerting any tension on the drumhead. (ie, until it is possible to pull them out)

Now, you want to turn each lug about a half turn equally until you have the tone you want

It is best to do it in a criss-cross manner.

Let's assume you are tuning the snare drum, which would have eight lugs.



So you would follow each number (turning the drum key a half turn each time) and then after you've gone through once, give your drum a tap, keep doing this until you have the sound you want.

You can get a drum key at any music store for a buck or two.

It is VERY important they are equally turned, after you are done, tap the area near each tuning lug on the head to make sure each sound the same.


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I thought you might also need some tips on a proper way to grip your sticks, there are several ways to grip them, the best way for a beginner is this way...

Basically, grip the stick between your forefinger and your thumb, like this



You want your palms to be facing downwards, towards the drums. And your other fingers shouldn't be putting any pressure (they can be touching, but not putting any pressure) on the sticks, other than the two mentioned. It should be loose and allow for lots of rebound when you hit the drums/cymbals. Make sure to be holding the stick a decent distance up. Choking up farther will allow you more speed, lower will allow you more power.

KeepACoolin:
Out of curiousity, has anybody here used DW snare wire?  I bought some a while back and it was way too short despite being the right measurement.  I was just wondering if this was a fluke or if it's a consistent thing.

Also, anybody have recommendations on bass drum heads?  I really hate mine,  but I've only switched a few times and haven't found anything I really like.

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