Replacing a Drum Rim

Video Transcript

"Now that our lugs are greased and we've got the head on the drum, carefully pick up the rim and replace it back on the drum head. Now things you are really going to want to make sure of is that each feet are aligned with the snare strainer and also that these grooves in between the feet are lined up with the snare strainer so that when we put the guts back in, they have that freedom to go right in between there. Also what you are going to want to do is if you use scoops or sound projectors and you've got the Velcro on the side here, you are going to want to have it in the back. Often people will do this and make sure the feet are by the strainer and they will end up with Velcro in front of the drum and then they often have to redo this process. So now we can finger tighten each lug so that it is threaded in the socket. "