by Pancho » Thu Oct 25, 2001 5:34 am
De-tuning is the nature of the beast. I find the tumba the easiest drum to stay in tune, or tune up, and I re-tune almost daily, working from the 'true' tone of my tumba, and re-tuning around it. if i'm gigging, I'll re-tune to a piano, but normally I let the drum dictate its' pitch, and if my ears are happy, so be it. I don't know if this is the preferred way, but it works for me.