The only company I know of who does that is DW....I think they take the shell, hit it, then firgure out what note it is? Not 100% sure
I am looking at buying a used DW Bass drum and the ad says it was built to be tuned to a C #?
Have only been drumming for 6yrs or so and thought all tuning was pretty much done with heads but I have never heard of this. anyone know how this is done during manufacturing?
I have a question in to the seller but have not heard anything yet.
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BTW it is a 20x20BD if that makes a whoop
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The only company I know of who does that is DW....I think they take the shell, hit it, then firgure out what note it is? Not 100% sure
I think so too. They are just figuring out what note that particular shell makes. Which I guess would it's that note that would offer you the greatest resonance. But what note you actually tune to is your choice and might not be the note stamped on the shell, nor does it have to be.
DW will tap their shells before they go to finishing (for most of their lines). This determines the fundamental note of the shell. Shells are then grouped by notes and grain look to put kits together. The fundamental note of that kick drum while it was still a raw shell was a C note.
You can see this explained at 4:15 of this video.
I dont know the specifics of it, but i believe they can alter the orientation wood grain to make the drum a higher or lower note.
Hey Marko, didn't i hear you say a while back that at the Derek Roddy clinic you went to he gave a little example of this?
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Fundamental notes that you hear from tapping the shell are mainly related to diameter of the drum shell. If you're looking for a higher note you'd be looking for a smaller diameter, and for a lower note you'd want a bigger diameter. However, there are other ways to get a drum sounding higher or lower, such as introducing different wood species into the plies.
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I watched a video awhile ago, with him tapping two identical shells, same size, shell, wood, etc.. He wrote one off as one note, and the other as another. Tuned up they sounded a bit different. I'm going to see if I can find it... it's been awhile.
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They claim to do this, but I'm a little dubious (as usual). I think its more of a marketing gimmick than anything. Once a pitch has been ascertained, any further sanding, laquering, wrapping would change it any way. What do you suppose they do with the ones that come in a little flat or sharp of concert pitch? Redo them or send them to the bonfires? LOL
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Cool thanks guys, appreciate the help
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From what I've heard, they don't try to make a drum with a specific pitch, they just find out what pitch it ended up being after manufacturing and mark the shell.
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