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Topic: Tuning a Bass Drum
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Andy Muirhead
Master Film Handler
Posts: 323
From: Galashiels, Scotland
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 04-10-2009 08:26 PM
I haven't played for years but...
The tighter the skin, the higher the pitch. Also, you do want to have some baffle in there, such as a pillow. There is some reaction tuning wise between the front skin and back skin (front being the beater side). It's quite a science tuning bass drums really (or any drums!).
You may want to remove the non beater skin, and tune the beater skin until your happy with the sound, then add the non beater skin and tune that. It's good that you have a whole, as it needs to breathe.
The way I tuned mine was tighten everything until just tighter than slack, and make slow adjustments. As a previous poster said, turn the screws opposite each other until you have worked your way around. I used to like a punchy bass with little resonance, and that's how I go it. You don't really want much tension on the bass drum, that's probably why it sounds tinny.
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