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.
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!???
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. 🥋
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.
@@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!
