cwdrummer
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Reged: Dec 29 2006
Posts: 129
Loc: Wilson, Oklahoma, USA
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I just got mine and used it to tune up an old Chrome snare that had never sounded good---until today.
Roger put me onto this unique little tool and when you see it, you will shake your head in dis-belief...BUT, trust me...it works like MAGIC. You place this small item on the center of whatever drum your tuning. Its best to have the drum sitting on your lap, so the bottom head will be muted as you want to only hear the top head. Once you place it in the middle of the head, you then gently tap with your finger ( I used a pencil I had lying around ) about 3/4 to 1 inch from each tuning rod. If none of them have the same tone, Pick One as your base tone...then tune all the rest of them to the same exact pitch. Flip the drum over and do the opposite head. My preference is to use the Drum Dial in cases where the drum is way out of tune, brand new out of tune and new head replacents. Once the head tension is pretty well equal according to the Dial...then using the Woolee will be a snap. The "WOOLEE" is simply a 3" round circle of Sheep Skin with the wool attached. You place the SKIN side down on the center of the drum. The weight of the Woolee is just enough to mute the harmonics enough so you can more easily hear the fundemental tone of the drum.
A drum key and an ear that hears tones is all you need from here on. I had that chrome snare tensioned correctly with the Dial...it took about 15 minutes to Fine Tune both heads and the drum sounds Marvelous. You can pick this up from: Steve's Drum Shop
908 East Ermina
Spokane, WA 99207
Phone= 509-362-8664
Cost= $10.00 US Funds
I have pics of it on MYSPACE.com Follow the URL
My Space for Warren Wright a/k/a KC5TNG
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Edited by cwdrummer (Wed Jul 21 2010 03:44 PM)
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roger strange
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Reged: Dec 09 2003
Posts: 1621
Loc: Nova Scotia Canada
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To add to what cw is talking about. A torque key or drum dial will basically mechanically give you even tension. However as we all know, nothing is exactly perfect on a drum no matter how expensive it is. The Woolee SONICALLY tunes the drum so that the head not only dumps those little overtones but also takes care of the miniscule discrepancies that when played on become big stuff. I found in the studio and under mikes that I didn't need to use moongel anymore or some other dampening device that takes out the overtones but also DOES diminish the sound. The effect on my drums was that I now had a beautiful wide open tone where I tuned it.
I use a kick port in my basses which certainly makes the them light up, but then I dropped a Woolee tuning on the bass as well. The effect was like walking down Broadway with all those neon lights going. It's funny how such a simple little device can make such a difference in your sound. But there it is. Besides which, Woolees are such a friendly little item.
I found one thing that needs to be corrected in what the Woolee does.
Warren mentions, "... The weight of the Woolee is just enough to mute the harmonics enough so you can more easily hear the fundemental tone of the drum."
It's actually the exact opposite. The Woolee mutes the fundamental so you can hear the harmonics. That's why it has such a dramatic effect on the drum. By being able to hear those harmonics you're now able to smooth and balance them across the circumference and that naturally increases the size (sweet spot) and shape of the fundamental making the drum as clean, clear and powerful as possible.
Edited by roger strange (Fri Jul 23 2010 12:17 AM)
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