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Originally Posted by jimmyz  Hi guys,
I recently bought a single ply batter-side head for my Kick drum (to replace a damaged Remo Pinstripe) & am struggling a bit with it. Trouble is, it has no interior dampening ring so its way to lively...
I was wondering whether I could take it off, put a felt strip between it and the hoop (ala Bonham) ad then re-fit the head? This might be a crazy idea (not sure if it would ever seat correctly again after that?) but I wondered if it would indeed be possible to do so to try and dampen the head some.
Or, any good methods of dampening down a single ply kick batter side head???
Thanks!
J |
Easily done and is in fact not that uncommon even today. You will probably have to find a fabric store to get a good heavy felt and cut the strips yourself.
As an alternative, you could look into the Evans EQ pad as an example. IT accomplishes the same goal, is adjustable and doesn't put anything between the head and the bearing edge if that type of thing is important to you.