Very good work! Makes me want to make some! Cool finish as well!
I have a set of DDRUM deccabons (low pitched)and I found out the hard way, some drumheads just don't cut it.
1. Coated heads: too closed in and dry.
2. 1-ply clears: too open, not enough depth. The remo cs dots are better, but not optimum depth for low pitched set.
3. EC-1 clear= too dull and thuddy. (EC2 are worse)
For kicks, I put pinstripes on, and they do well enough to eat the rest for lunch! They are at least +6db louder with attack than the ec-1's and have decent depth.
I have some clear emperors on order (a la Mike Portnoy) and I think that 2-ply clears are going to be the ticket.