How to Find Out What Size Drum Heads You Need

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How To Determine Drum Head Size More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by javieralex | permalink
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When getting ready to replace the head of their drum, many drum owners wonder how to determine drum head size. This is a great question and while you may feel silly asking it, many people do not know how to determine drum head size the first time they need to purchase a new head. There …
For further reading: http://www.mademan.com/mm/how-determine-drum-head-size.html ^[1]

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How to Measure Drum Heads | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Gdunge | permalink
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It is a fairly easy task measuring a drum head on an acoustic drum set. There are certain steps that need to be followed in a certain order, and there is a small level of work involved.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5118124_measure-drum-heads.html ^[2]

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How to Buy Drum Heads More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Bart Jonkers | permalink
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Drum heads, sometimes referred to as drum skins, are the membranes stretched across the top of each drum that provide a playing surface. Drum heads play a huge role in affecting the sound and feel of any drum set. The thickness, quality,...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-Drum-Heads ^[3]

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Timpani Head Size Guide More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Mark de Jong | permalink
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Shop for Timpani Heads. When purchasing a replacement head for your 23 timpano, singular for timpani, logic would indicate you need a 23 head, right? Timpani, unlike a Snare Drum or Concert Tom, use a different method to determine the size head that is needed for any particular drum....
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For further reading: http://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/timpani_head_size/articles ^[4]

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1. http://www.mademan.com/mm/how-determine-drum-head-size.html

2. http://www.ehow.com/how_5118124_measure-drum-heads.html

3. http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-Drum-Heads

4. http://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/timpani_head_size/articles