Snare Drum Tuning and Head Changes with calf and plastic

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Here is a video all about tuning snare drums.
I show you batter head changes and tuning for 3 different Ludwig drums.
I demonstrate how I tune quickly and efficiently with both plastic and calf heads.
All of the drums have diplomat snare (bottom) heads.
The drums are:
14" x 5" Ludwig Wood Orchestral Snare 10 Lugs. Bottom head tuned to A
14" x 6.5" Ludwig 1920's NOB "Special" 10 Lugs. Bottom head tuned to G
14 x 5.5" Ludwig 1970's Supraphonic 10 Lugs. Bottom head tuned to A
Time Stamps
0:00 14" x 5" Ludwig Wood Orchestral Snare w/Remo Diplomat Head Bottom Head tuned to "A"
10:22 14" x 6.5" Ludwig 1920's NOB "Special" w/ Calf Head Bottom Head Tuned to "G"
19:10 14 x 5.5" Ludwig 1970's Supraphonic w/ Remo Emperor Head Bottom Head Tuned to "A"
The sticks I am using are 72 gram Yellowheart Concert Sticks which I make.
If you are interested in a pair contact me at rickdior@gmail.com
More information on my sticks can be found at www.rickdior.com/sticks

Пікірлер: 15

@krupadrum 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff, thank you Rick 👌

@Joethedrummer Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thanks Rick.

@peterpiece2102 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@jamessholtz6016 Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid I had a Slingerland Kit with 2 Tenor Tymps, 4 mounted toms, 4 concert toms, 2 floor toms, double bass, a couple of snares, Gong, etc. !972. Before that, I had lessons from lots of different drummers. When Larrie Londin was at Motown I had some lessons from him. There are more than 9 ways to skin a cat. Ralph (Larrie) told me to detune and then tune a drum every day. That was great advice when it came to tuning a set with 12 toms. That being said, everything Mr. Dior says is legit. I'm now 68. The fingers just don't work the way they use too.

@noamsolomonswise Жыл бұрын

Love your videos Rick. I am bit confused though as the Ludwig supraphonic you used in the last section was 10 lug - counted when you unscrewed the tension rods with the drill!???

@rickdior Жыл бұрын

Yes 10 lugs. For a minute there I thought I was tuning an Acrolite. Old age dementia at its finest.

@noamsolomonswise Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video as ever, really enjoy your content!

@frankmusic6741 Жыл бұрын

The first head change is a Diplomat Coated the one they sell like if it was a resonant head ?

@frankmusic6741 Жыл бұрын

What is the bottom head pitch for the first snare on this video ?

@rickdior Жыл бұрын

It is an A

@brunomaiamusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation, @rickdior . What still remains a myth to me is the response or side head. I want to replace my snare drum side head with Remo "Ambassador Snare" head that I heard goes really well with the "Ambassador" batter head. I heard it should be tuned a bit higher, but I am not sure how to do it. Then the snare should be removed to replace the head. Then the snare should mounted back to the way it was before. Is a wider snare replacement any better for Jazz? BTW, how tight would you adjust the snare for Jazz? Perhaps there is already a video among the hundreds at your channel explaining about the side head? If not, who knows you could also share it with us, as well? Again, thanks a lot for all these videos, sensei. 🥋

@rickdior Жыл бұрын

The bottom head is called the snare head. I use very thin Remo diplomat heads for that bottom snare head tuned to the same pitch as the top head. The traditional Jazz snare strainer adjustment is a bit looser than the pop/rock sound.

@201_ace Жыл бұрын

whats the tunning relation between the bottom and top heads?

@rickdior Жыл бұрын

That information is in the description of the video if you click on that.

@jeremyschneider9531 10 ай бұрын

@@rickdior Hi Rick, thanks for this vid. On the bottom heads, are they tuned to the same A and G as the batter heads, or an octave higher? Most folks take their snare side heads higher by a fair bit. Thanks!