What is the counter hoop on a drum?
Counter hoops are metal rings used to hold a drumhead onto a drum shell. Tension rods go through the holes in the hoops and into the lugs. As you tighten up the tension rods the counter hoop pushes down on the outside of the drumhead and raises the pitch.
What is the thing on the bottom of the snare drum?
Snare Head
Snare Head: The bottom head, also known as the resonant head, is thinner than the batter head (the head on the top). Snares are stretched over the snare head to allow them to vibrate when the batter head is played.
What are triple flange hoops?
Triple flange hoops are usually made using steel which is bent, drilled and finally chrome or gold plated to match other drum hardware such as lugs and tension rods. Die cast hoops are generally made using molten zinc which is pumped into a mold.
What metal are drum hoops made of?
Flanged hoops have been traditionally made from strips of flat stock steel, brass, or aluminum. The strips were welded at the ends and placed onto a machine press that bent the flanges and holes into place. Many drum manufacturers have employed hoops made in this fashion because they are dependable and inexpensive.
What is the metal ring around the top of the snare drum?
Hoops and Tension Rods The drum hoop is a metal ring placed over the batter head and bottom head. Tension rods are long screws threaded through holes in the hoop and screwed into lug casings on the side of the shell.
What is it called when you hit the rim of the snare?
A rimshot is a percussion technique used to produce an accented snare drum backbeat. The sound is produced by simultaneously hitting the rim and head of a drum with a drum stick.
What is the top head that is struck with sticks or brushes on the snare called?
Batter Head
Batter Head: The top head that is struck with sticks or brushes. This drumhead is thicker than the snare head (the head on the bottom) to withstand the repetitive playing from the drumsticks.
How are drum hoops made?
What is a snare dampener?
Drum Dampeners control sustain, resonance and tone of drums or cymbals. This produces a muffled, punchy sound.
How do counterhoops affect the tone of a drum?
Counterhoops affect overtones generated from the edges of the drumhead. Compared with die-cast and wood models, flanged hoops allow the outer edges of the head to vibrate more freely, resulting in more sustain and an open, colorful, complex tone. Die-cast and wood hoops do not vibrate as freely, creating a dampening effect on overtone buildup.
How to choose the right hoops for your drum set?
For example, if you have a drum that inherently produces a bright, open sound, die-cast or wood hoops would be a good choice to tame it down. On the other hand, if you decide to use flanged hoops, you’d better be looking for a brilliant, open tone.
Are die-cast or wood hoops better for drumming?
For example, if you have a drum that inherently produces a bright, open sound, die-cast or wood hoops would be a good choice to tame it down. On the other hand, if you decide to use flanged hoops, you’d better be looking for a brilliant, open tone. Who’s to judge which sound is best?
How do I know what size drumhead I Need?
Measure Drum Bearing Edge Although the manufacture’s stated catalog drum size is good to know it is not crucial to determine which drumhead crown size to use. The counter hoop measurements are the most important especially if the drum make and model are older versions or an unknown brand.