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Instructions for use:
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When replacing a drumhead, be
sure to seat the new head evenly on the drum. Replace the hoop and finger
tighten the tuning lugs. This will ensure that a proper bearing edge fit can
be achieved. If used drumheads are being tuned for the first time with a
DrumDial, these heads should be loosened up, finger tightened and slowly
brought back up to tension using the tuner. Make sure the drum to be tuned
is fairly level so that the tuner will not slide around on the head.
Your DrumDial is zeroed at the factory, but with daily use, the tuner may need to
be re-zeroed occasionally. To zero the DrumDial, simply place it on a flat
glass surface, unlock the bezel and rotate it so that the large needle is on
the zero, then re-lock the bezel. |
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1. Position the tuner
so the dial is easy to read. Place the tuning tip on the drumhead, always
compressing it slowly, until the full weight of the tuner is on the drum.
The DrumDial base should be about ¾ of an inch from the edge of the drum
directly in front of a tuning lug. This distance can be easily measured
using the DrumDial Edge Gage. Simply clip it onto the neck of the DrumDial
and position the tuner so the Edge Gage lightly touches the inside rim of
the drum. At this point, remove
your hand from the DrumDial (don't rest your hand on the drumhead as this
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Take readings using the large needle hand only, the
small needle is not used for tuning. Note the reading on the gage. Pick the
tuner up and move it to the next tuning lug, and so on (be sure to compress the
tuning tip slowly). Find the lug with the highest reading and tune the other
lugs to match this one. (Tighten each tuning lug a little at a time, otherwise
the drumhead will not seat properly.) |
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2. Continue picking up
and moving the DrumDial to each tuning point, tightening each tuning lug to
achieve identical gage readings. Do this until the drumhead is sufficiently
tight and the head is properly seated.
3. At this point, the drum should be in tune with itself. Now, if you
want a different tone, slowly tighten or loosen each tuning lug to your
desired tuning point, again matching all gage readings. |
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***NOTES***
Picking up the tuner and placing it down again in the same spot should give
you an identical gage reading. However, used heads with indentations and scuffed
areas around the edges will make the tuner have different readings if the tuning
tip is placed directly on a scuffed surface or in a dent. This should not be a
problem unless the drumhead is extremely worn. When loosening a tuning lug, be
sure to pick the dial up and place it down again to relieve pressure on the
head, this will assure a correct gage reading. |
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This is not necessary when tightening a tuning lug.
Ordinarily most drums will be tuned to about 75 for the top head and 74 for
the bottom resonant head (snare drums tighter, top 85, bottom 82 and bass
drums a little looser at 70 to 72). Because of the variety of drums on the
market, experimentation with your particular set-up at different gage
readings and tuning levels is recommended. |
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Due to the sensitive nature of the gage, when not in
use, keep the DrumDial in its case and keep tension off the tuning tip for
prolonged periods of time as this may damage the tuner's internal mechanism.
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