Quik-Tips Pt.4 "More Horsepower for your Kit"

This is Vol.4 of the Quik-Tip series with 4 new ways to increase "Horsepower" for your kit. Bob plays a nice opening solo for your entertainment

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[jrcr1]

i think bob should check into rehab for his resonance addiction

[bobgatzen]

@jrcr1 Rehab perhaps! But not from resonance addiction!

[bobgatzen]

Now that's great news carl! My pleasure to help out

[bobgatzen]

Hi SG...due to the lack of space here are the basics of shell design. Hope this helps

[carl9z]

That tip about the Tom arms worked amazing for me. My rack tom has been sounding dead for about a year now and I've tried everything short of buying a new drum set. Watched this video, turned the Tom arm upside down and BOOM! Great full sounding Tom drum again. Thanks!

[bjbailey241]

Bob sure does love his resonance..

[bobgatzen]

@SuperGilbs

Shell depth- longer the depth, the less amount of tuning possibilities. A 12”x12” tom delivers less tuning range than a 8”x12”…16x16 versus 14x16. Shell thickness- a thick shell generates more pitch clarity, while a thinner shell generates more colorful overtones…less pitch clarity. This is strictly “personal Choice”…trust your instinct. I suggest visiting a local drum shop, bring a pair of your sticks and test several brands of drums. I suggest aim for “feel” than “sound”

[SuperGilbs]

@bobgatzen that's what i thought thank you i greatly appreciate you clarifying this because one of my students had a question about the shells and how they affect tuning and now i know how to answer them thank you very much keep up the good work

[bobgatzen]

@SuperGilbs If your asking, the shell's pitch is the same pitch that you should tune to... this is not necessarily true…it’s not that simple. Overall pitch is also affected by head type, tom mounting system and overall "condition" of the shell. (shell thickness, roundness and evenness of the bearing edges).

[SuperGilbs]

@bobgatzen how would they wouldn't the shells have to be "tuned" to that note in order to produce the note desired along with the head or how could that work