The Head or Skin

Lesson 4/37 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: How To Tune The Drums

The Head or Skin

The Head

There are many different types of drum heads as you will discover when reading section 2 (choosing the right heads). Most of them are now made of plastic, not animal hide as they used to be, with the exception of bongos and congas which still use hide.

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1- The Drum 2- Dampening 3- Tuning the Bass 4- Tuning the Toms 5- Tuning the Snare 6- Choosing the Right Heads 7- INTRODUCTION 8- The Bottom Head 9- Clip On System 10- The Playing Head 11- The Shell 12- The Bottom Heads 13- Rock 14- Heavy Metal 15- The Front Head 16- External Ring System 17- The Top Heads 18- The Top Head 19- The Head or Skin 20- Funk 21- Tuning the Toms - Summary 22- Tuning the Toms - Summary 23- Tuning the Snare - Summary 24- The Counter Hoop or Rim 25- Internal Ring System 26- The Tension Mounts 27- Tape System 28- Blues 29- Jazz 30- Internal Padding (Bass Drum Only) 31- The Tension Rods 32- Summary 33- Reggae 34- The Tuning Key 35- Latin 36- The Snare Action 37- The Drum - Summary

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