getting rid of OVERTONES :( !!! - does anyone know how to ?

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Postby Marco Renato » Wed May 28, 2003 12:20 pm

Hy congueros

does anyone know what to do to get rid of these fucking overtones that make me crazy ? I can't play anymore.. :(:(:(

I know that it's a matter of the corpus, not of the skin, so....
to Jonny: I tried that "tape-fixing"thing on the inside of the corpus, but it doesn't really help a lot (though it reduces the ringiness)... Is there any other material I could use, like some type of artificial foam or pieces of cloth (perhaps I'll try gluing that in) or does that reduce the loudness/boosting of the skinsignal too much ?

anyone any other idears, suggestions ?

see ya , Marco

Ps its a low quality Meinl Marathon (wooden) Set with buffalo skins...



Edited By Marco Renato on May 29 2003 at 10:14
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Postby RitmoBoricua » Wed May 28, 2003 12:24 pm

Hi. You forgot to mention what kind of drum is it. Take Care. :)
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Postby Raymond » Wed May 28, 2003 10:01 pm

Fiberglass will give you more overtones. A highly tuned head will give you overtones to death....
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Postby 120decibels » Thu May 29, 2003 1:53 pm

If you can, try putting a nice, thick cowhide or mule hide skin on the drums.

I have a set of wood LP Classics that had the cheap, thin water buffalo skins that LP puts on their drums. I was dissapointed in thier sound, considering the investment. However, at the advice of my teacher, I put some thick cowhide skins on the drums and they sound fantastic!

I would avoid the combination of fiberglass drums with plastic heads. Both create an overtone-filled sound.

Good Luck,

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Postby RitmoBoricua » Thu May 29, 2003 2:37 pm

Hi. Also, make sure there is no loose hardware. :)
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Postby Fish » Fri May 30, 2003 2:20 pm

Make sure each lug is tuned the same, then tune them equally from there.
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