Where's the Thumbs Down emoji ????You could run a screw through the head and into your bearing edge.
It's just a bass drum. Bass drums don't need perfect bearing edges much
Yup, the reso head is ported. Interesting theory though.Or returning air pressure tries to escape through the bearing edge/head connection.
Is the reso ported? If not, try taking it off for a while and see if the problem persists.
I thought of that a while back. I didn't have a sharpie with me last night, but I may take one in with me next time I go into the studio.Next time you re-center the head, maybe make a Sharpie mark on the metal hoop part of the head, right on top or at "12 o'clock". I am assuming it's not just the mylar film that's rotating, but this way you can be sure that it's the whole head and not just the film. If it was just the film, I would assume the head would be wonky on it's own.
Also, maybe try a spare head you might have lying around and tune it the same and see if it rotates too?
The spurs are great and my bass drum is set up to where it's mostly parallel to the floor with just a very slight upward tilt on the reso side.Is It Really A Problem?
But let me think. It can't be the beater because it doesn't beat sideways. I'm sure the hoop rotates because the pedal rotates versus the drum. Or, more probably, the other way around -- the pedal will remain flat on the ground because you put your foot on it all the time. So you have to stop the base drum from rotating. That's what the spurs are for. Are your spurs OK and is the drum off the ground on the front side?
That's probably it, though for the life of me I can't figure out what the hardware issue is. Even after going through everything with a fine-tooth comb last night, everything seemed perfectly in order.Or there’s some kind of hardware issue that is reducing tension on a strike, and the head creeps slightly with each it.
That's not a bad idea. Since I just recentered it, I'm leaving everything alone for now. But if it starts rotating again, I'll definitely try that.That's an annoying problem! Maybe try a paper glue stick in a few spots on the bearing edge?
Okay I've got it. You need:
3 parts eye of newt
1 part wool of bat
1 part toe of frog
Blood of a virgin
Mix newt, bat, and frog in cauldron until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until newt eyes rupture. Remove from heat and strain.
Take remaining paste and marinate in virgins blood for 3 hours. Remove from blood bath and smear all over kick drum.
It will keep in the fridge for about a week before losing potency.
Sure, but only if Dave's idea doesn't work out.I know it's not a solution to the mystery, but if it keeps rotating at the tension you prefer, you could duct tape the heads's hoop to the BD hoop on the underside (3-4 inches, horizontally around the hoops) where it'd be unseen, just to keep it from rotating.
I agree, the head shouldn't be rotating. But it is. Or, at least it was. But hopefully not any longer.I want to take it on good faith that you have this thing adequately tensioned, because I really have no reason to believe otherwise other than that THIS IS HAPPENING.
I would just throw a different head on the thing. In the absence of a reasonable explanation otherwise, the problem points to the head. The reason why is hardly relevant, because there's likely nothing to be done for it. Just because the head looks to be in perfect condition doesn't mean that it is.
Tune it where you like it. Play it. See what happens. If it happens again, add a quarter turn. Repeat.
I'd really love to see time lapse footage of this issue in action. It's exactly the right amount of trivial and confounding for me.
Rereading your inspection:
What about your lug inserts? Is there any play in there that you could envision being a contributing factor?
Okay I've got it. You need:
3 parts eye of newt
1 part wool of bat
1 part toe of frog
Blood of a virgin
Mix newt, bat, and frog in cauldron until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until newt eyes rupture. Remove from heat and strain.
Take remaining paste and marinate in virgins blood for 3 hours. Remove from blood bath and smear all over kick drum.
It will keep in the fridge for about a week before losing potency.
Have you given any thought to the head is actually straight and everything else is rotating?
Yeah I'm with this guy. Since it was a ps3 that did it for me I tend to think it might be the drum head itself, maybe the extra inner ring is extra slippery or something.I want to take it on good faith that you have this thing adequately tensioned, because I really have no reason to believe otherwise other than that THIS IS HAPPENING.
I would just throw a different head on the thing. In the absence of a reasonable explanation otherwise, the problem points to the head. The reason why is hardly relevant, because there's likely nothing to be done for it. Just because the head looks to be in perfect condition doesn't mean that it is.
I can't imagine the head rotate without the hoop. I still think it's the hoop that makes the head rotate. It's about time now to reveal the cowbell that is fixed to the hoop and that you probably hit a little hardI'd be curious to know if the head alone is rotating, or if the head and hoop are rotating together. I don't know why it would have just started, but I can easily picture the claws exerting rotational force on the hoop, and the hoop spinning the head.
Like I say, though, I don't know why it would have just started.