Comments on: Drum Tuning Tools – Reviewed http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/2008/01/07/drum-tuning-tools-reviewed/ The Musical Thoughts and Deeds of Jeff Lafferty Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:02:52 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jeff http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/2008/01/07/drum-tuning-tools-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Jeff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:02:52 +0000 http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/?p=20#comment-16 Hi Orlando, I assume you mean a "John Bonham" sound, referring to the drummer for Led Zeppelin. You can find quite a bit of helpful info on the web about his drum sound and head selection, but not a tremendous amount about his tuning. He used many different kits during his lifetime(the only major difference was the use of a 26" bass drum at times instead of a 22") My ears tell me his drums were tuned fairly high rather than low from a tension point of view. The low pitch can be attributed to larger drum sizes. His toms were 14, 16 and 18 inches in diameter. If you are using a drum dial, I would recommend starting in the 76-80 range for tops and bottoms and see what that does for you. If your drum sizes are smaller, then you will need to adjust downward towards 72-74 to get similar pitches. Do a bit of research on head choice, that will help you quite a bit towards getting the authentic Bonham sound. Best Regards, Jeff Hi Orlando,

I assume you mean a “John Bonham” sound, referring to the drummer for Led Zeppelin. You can find quite a bit of helpful info on the web about his drum sound and head selection, but not a tremendous amount about his tuning.
He used many different kits during his lifetime(the only major difference was the use of a 26″ bass drum at times instead of a 22″)

My ears tell me his drums were tuned fairly high rather than low from a tension point of view. The low pitch can be attributed to larger drum sizes. His toms were 14, 16 and 18 inches in diameter.

If you are using a drum dial, I would recommend starting in the 76-80 range for tops and bottoms and see what that does for you. If your drum sizes are smaller, then you will need to adjust downward towards 72-74 to get similar pitches.

Do a bit of research on head choice, that will help you quite a bit towards getting the authentic Bonham sound.

Best Regards,

Jeff

]]> By: orlando http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/2008/01/07/drum-tuning-tools-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-15 orlando Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:10:57 +0000 http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/?p=20#comment-15 I tune my drums with a tension watch want a john bottom sound so a low sound I tune my drums with a tension watch want a john bottom sound so a low sound

]]> By: Jeff http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/2008/01/07/drum-tuning-tools-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Jeff Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:58:00 +0000 http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/?p=20#comment-13 Hi Marcelo, Sorry for not writing back sooner, things have been REALLY busy lately. I reviewed 2 different tools both of them are completely different in their approach and their reference points. If you mean the Drum Dial (Which I think you probably do) then I would start somewhere around 72-74 on the batter side of your toms. On snare, I would try up around 85-88 as a start. These numbers all depend on a varitey of factors. What heads are you using, what type of sound are you going for etc. Usually the best way to find out is tune one drum by ear the best you possibly can, then take your measurements on that drum, fine tuning a bit. Then try those measurements on the other toms and see how it works for you. As for the torque key, there is really no way to give you precise numbers because it is completely connectected to the resistance of the tuning peg, rather than the head itself. Hope this helps, thanks for reading! Jeff Hi Marcelo,

Sorry for not writing back sooner, things have been REALLY busy lately.

I reviewed 2 different tools both of them are completely different in their approach and their reference points.

If you mean the Drum Dial (Which I think you probably do) then I would start somewhere around 72-74 on the batter side of your toms.

On snare, I would try up around 85-88 as a start.

These numbers all depend on a varitey of factors. What heads are you using, what type of sound are you going for etc.

Usually the best way to find out is tune one drum by ear the best you possibly can, then take your measurements on that drum, fine tuning a bit.

Then try those measurements on the other toms and see how it works for you.

As for the torque key, there is really no way to give you precise numbers because it is completely connectected to the resistance of the tuning peg, rather than the head itself.

Hope this helps, thanks for reading!

Jeff

]]> By: Marcelo http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/2008/01/07/drum-tuning-tools-reviewed/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Marcelo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:50:23 +0000 http://jeffreylafferty.com/blog/?p=20#comment-12 Hello friend, I´m from Brazil and got this tuning tool today just cant wait to use it on my kit !! The thing is , I don´t have an idea to start up can you give me some numbers to tune my kit? just an idea would be very helpfull!! thanx a lot, Marcelo Hello friend,

I´m from Brazil and got this tuning tool today just cant wait to use it on my kit !!

The thing is , I don´t have an idea to start up can you give me some numbers to tune my kit?

just an idea would be very helpfull!!

thanx a lot,

Marcelo

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