by Norte » Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:54 pm
A recent trip to a music store made me wonder about my timbales' tuning, in particular the macho.
The set I own had the heads replaced by the store with Aquarian Satin Finish Texture Coated heads (The set had been brought in for a demo, hence the new heads). Therefore they don't strictly have "factory tuning".
I visited the drum room at a Guitar Center in D.C. this weekend (incidentally the loudest place on Earth on a Saturday) and they had several LP, Pearl and Toca sets on the floor. All of them seemed to be tuned much higher than mine.
Can I check the tuning with a digital tuner (I've got one kicking around here somewhere)? If so, what should the macho be tuned to?
What I find very confounding, is that the sound samples from various timbale book/cds and websites don't offer a consistent sound.
Thanks!
Edited By Norte on April 22 2003 at 19:55
This really blew my mind, the fact that me,
an overfed, long-haired leaping gnome
should be the star of a Hollywood movie.