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Positioning A New Drum Head
How To Grease Snare Drum Lugs
Replacing a Drum Rim
Using a Drum Key to Replace a Drum Rim
How To Tighten A Drum Head
How To Put Guts On A Snare Drum
Adjusting Snare Drum Guts
Tuning Snare Drum Guts
Why Use Tape On A Snare Drum?
Using A Muffling Patch On A Drum
How To Tune A Drum
Tuning The Bottom Of A Drum
Adjusting The Sound Of A Drum
How to Wear a Drum Carrier
Drum Carrier Tips
Summary: Spin the drum key using the star pattern to replace the drum rim; learn how with tips from our expert percussionist in this free snare drum video tutorial on drum repair.
Alex Casimiro, www.alexcasimiro.com,has been involved with marching percussion for many years. His experiences include marching with the Silver Knights, Targets, Spartans, Madison...read more
"And you can take your drum key and start to give it a spin and hits the rim and stops itself again using the start pattern. Now you are going to find that some of these lugs will spin much better than others. Over time when they start to rust a little bit or some stuff starts to get in there, it is going to be a little more difficult. But with a fairly new drum with nice greased lugs, usually you can give it a good spin. "
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