Posted:
Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:48 pmby BCongero
So far on this post I've only heard that too much moisture is bad for the heads. In extremely dry climates like in Colorado there is more of a problem with the heads being too dry. Something very strange happened in this "high desert" known as Colorado. I've got my LP classic Tumba tuned as low as possible mechanically and I have to add water in order to lower the pitch on the drum.
It seemed that this was actually caused by de-tuning. The head just kept getting tighter and tighter and the lugs keep on getting further out. My Matadors that I've had for 7.5 years haven't had that problem. I think it's because I wasn't as de-tune conscious when I was in high school and the heads just had to deal with being a little too tight every now and then. Colorado weather can make things pretty strange for skins.
With the Tumba I'm just going to take the head off and re-wet it and put it back on making sure to leave the lugs at more of a middle position even if the heads are a bit tight.
