Tearing Heads

acidbass · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 3:31 am Post subject: Tearing Heads

Hello all,

I was just wondering is it possible to tear a drum head by tightening it too much? I know some people who prefer their heads as tight as possible but does this not make it more likely to split?

Thanks in advance for any replies!

Jonesie67 · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 4:18 am Post subject:

I just did that yesterday to my snare side head. *Holy Censor, Batman* remos....
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mrhooks · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 1:20 pm Post subject:

Yeah I've ripped a couple Remos right out of the collar while tuning. I'm slowly switching to Evans, though I'm sticking with Remo for resonant heads unless I can find something made by another company that's just as thin as the Diplomats.

Remo's QC isn't very good, and Evans has gotten a lot better since I first tried them 10 years ago (wore out a coated snare head in a week, never tried them again until the EMAD came out).
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Jonesie67 · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:18 pm Post subject:

capybaralet · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject:

I just busted a remo snare head Sad

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AHAMAY081 · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject:

I have an Evans head that won't die on my old snare that i use for practice. The sucker's cranked and has been for about a year and I can't rip it at all so I've given up. I haven't decided which is the better company,(though I do love my new EMAD) but I can honestly say that Evans are more durable and stronger.