theminxyman
Junior Member
I'm looking for information about bearing edges and hoops. I bought a pearl vision birch kit about 2.5-3 years ago now and I've struggled with tuning ever since. I've always attributed all my issues to me not being able to tune correctly. I've read articles, watched videos, talked to drummers, brought a drum dial, of course many heads, you name it I've tried.
I just simply cannot get my drums to make the beautiful sounds that many say this kit is capable of. I read an article today about testing the bearing edges on a flat surface (I used a granite counter top that I checked with a level) with a light to see if the edges are true. There are certainly high and low spots. I've read that many edges are not perfectly flat but whats a range where I can say for sure that its out of the acceptable limit? This article the guy was upset over being able to slide a piece of paper under his edge... I can do many many more than just one. I will provide a link to what I read, not in an attempt to get people mad if he is incorrect just to show you what I'm talking about
Additionally it seems that I have some hoops that the head fits tightly in ( it will hold itself in place upside down) and some where there is a gap around the head that's probably between 1/8 - 1/4 in. How snug are heads supposed to fit into hoops? should they all be slightly held or is it normal for them to be able to move around significantly? It seems to me that with the loose fitting hoops the head is not being pulled evenly on the drum as it seems to sit closer to one side of the hoop than the other.
Thanks for any help, this issue has caused a lot of frustration for me over the years.
http://recordinghacks.com/2009/08/22/how-to-test-drum-bearing-edges/
I just simply cannot get my drums to make the beautiful sounds that many say this kit is capable of. I read an article today about testing the bearing edges on a flat surface (I used a granite counter top that I checked with a level) with a light to see if the edges are true. There are certainly high and low spots. I've read that many edges are not perfectly flat but whats a range where I can say for sure that its out of the acceptable limit? This article the guy was upset over being able to slide a piece of paper under his edge... I can do many many more than just one. I will provide a link to what I read, not in an attempt to get people mad if he is incorrect just to show you what I'm talking about
Additionally it seems that I have some hoops that the head fits tightly in ( it will hold itself in place upside down) and some where there is a gap around the head that's probably between 1/8 - 1/4 in. How snug are heads supposed to fit into hoops? should they all be slightly held or is it normal for them to be able to move around significantly? It seems to me that with the loose fitting hoops the head is not being pulled evenly on the drum as it seems to sit closer to one side of the hoop than the other.
Thanks for any help, this issue has caused a lot of frustration for me over the years.
http://recordinghacks.com/2009/08/22/how-to-test-drum-bearing-edges/