Drum Head Replacement

ID: 146746

Description: If your drum head is starting to look worn out...

Steps:

  1. Loosen the tension rods until all rods are free from the drum.
  2. The tension rods are universal for all drums and drum sets.
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  4. Remove the rim and drum head.
  5. Keep track of the tension rods by leaving them in their holders on the rim.
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  7. Put on the new drum head first.
  8. Put the rim on, making sure that the tension rods are properly aligned.
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  10. Tighten the tension rods with your fingers until you begin to feel tension.
  11. You do not want them completely tightened yet. You just want to make sure the head is not wrinkled.
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  13. Begin to tighten the tension rods in a star pattern using a drum key.
  14. Do not tighten the tension rods in a clockwise or counter clockwise pattern.
  15. Tighten the rods until you find the sound you want from the drum.
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  17. While tightening the tension rods, tap a drumstick on the drum head about an inch from the tension rods.
  18. This is how you will determine which tension rods need to be tightened, loosened, or left alone.
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  20. Once you have found the sound you like and the drum is in tune, push around the middle of the drum head, moving around the drum.
  21. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 until the drum is in tune again.
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