A drumhead or drum skin is a membrane that extends at one or both ends of the open drum. The drumhead is struck with a stick, hammer, or hand, so it vibrates and the sound echoes through the drum.
Video Drumhead
History
Initially, the drumhead was made of animal skin and was first used in early human history, long before the recording began.
In 1957, Remo Belli and Sam Muchnick jointly developed a polymer head (also known as Mylar) which led to the development of drumhead company Remo.
Despite the benefits of plastic heads, drummers in historical aggravation groups such as fife and drums use animal scalps for historical accuracy. The scalp is used on most hand drums, including djembes, drum frames, bongos and congas, although in recent years, companies like Remo have started to produce synthetic pairs for certain hand drums such as congas. Other common ingredients used for drumheads are aramid fibers, such as kevlar. Kevlar head is also used in marching percussion.
Maps Drumhead
Tuning
A drum "hoop" or "ream" can be made of metal, wood, or other materials and is used to hold the drumhead against the drum shell, either by bolt through metal claws attached directly to the circle, or bolt through the holes in the flanged rim. The bolt, called the "tension rod," is screwed into the threaded "lugs" attached to the drum shell, to tighten and adjust the drum head. A "drum key" is a four-sided wrench used for tension screw rods into the lugs.
Muffling
Drummers muffle their drums using a special drumhead. Some drumheads come pre-damped like Remo Powerstroke Pro. Most muffle is done with external damping like Muff'l Strips or Bass Drum Muffles
Manufacturer
- Remo
- Evans
- Emin Percussion
- Aquarian
- Attack
- Kentville Drums
- Coreelo
- Slam
- Code
- Earthtone
- Brixton
- Honsuy
- RMV
- Stern Tanning
- TJS Custom Drums
- Drumheads WS
- Imperial Drums
See also
- Vibration head drum for pictorial math care.
References
External links
- Fetish Accessories Complete List of Head Drum Manufacturer
- Resonant Drum Head Explained
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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