{"id":12552,"date":"2018-11-20T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T17:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=12552"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:05:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T17:05:46","slug":"how-to-replace-your-drumheads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-replace-your-drumheads\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Your Drumheads (The Easy Way)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cHbvw0cqSmo\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do we need to change our drumheads? How long do drumheads last? What about the resonant heads?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing how and when to change your drumheads is a crucial skill to develop as a drummer in order to keep your kit sounding the best it can. We get countless questions from our students asking why they can&#8217;t get their kit to sound the way they like, only to find out they haven&#8217;t changed their heads in YEARS (or sometimes they still have the stock heads on).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many drummers are daunted by the process of having to tune up fresh heads, but Jared Falk is here to tell you step-by-step how he changes his own heads with a few extra tips to help make the process simple and seamless.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-howto\" class=\"rank-math-block\" >\n<div class=\"rank-math-howto-description\">\n\n<p>How To Replace Your Drumheads<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rank-math-steps \">\n<div id=\"howto-step-1682352759232\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">Remove the hoop and old drumhead<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/24100022\/2021-10-27-DRUMEO-Snare-Tuning-109.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"wipe down drum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/24100022\/2021-10-27-DRUMEO-Snare-Tuning-109.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/24100022\/2021-10-27-DRUMEO-Snare-Tuning-109-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/24100022\/2021-10-27-DRUMEO-Snare-Tuning-109-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/24100022\/2021-10-27-DRUMEO-Snare-Tuning-109-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" title=\"\"><p>Use a drum key to loosen the tuning rods and remove the hoop and old drumhead. With a damp cloth, wipe down the edge of the shell to clear off any dust or residue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1682352870087\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">Seat the new drumhead on the drum<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192535\/MG_0774.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"change drumhead tune drums\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192535\/MG_0774.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192535\/MG_0774-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192535\/MG_0774-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192535\/MG_0774-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192535\/MG_0774-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192535\/MG_0774-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" title=\"\"><p>Put the new drumhead on the shell, making sure all sides are touching the edge (you don&#8217;t want a warped head).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1682352925350\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">Replace the hoop<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192547\/MG_0778.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"tune drum change drumhead\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192547\/MG_0778.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192547\/MG_0778-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192547\/MG_0778-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192547\/MG_0778-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192547\/MG_0778-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23192547\/MG_0778-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" title=\"\"><p>Use your fingers to screw each tuning rod into the drum until you can&#8217;t make them any tighter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1682352962254\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">Tune the drum<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/06133742\/How-to-tuneydrumsblog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"tune drum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/06133742\/How-to-tuneydrumsblog.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/06133742\/How-to-tuneydrumsblog.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/06133742\/How-to-tuneydrumsblog.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/06133742\/How-to-tuneydrumsblog.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" title=\"\"><p>Use your drum key to start tightening up the head, giving each tuning rod a full turn and adjusting from there. Click here for a full guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-tune-drums\/\">how to tune drums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rank-math-howto-supply\"><strong>Supply:<\/strong> <ul><li>New drumheads<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p class=\"rank-math-howto-tools\"><strong>Tools:<\/strong> <ul><li>Drum key<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related content:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-tune-drums\/\">How To Tune Drums<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-drumheads-are-made-evans\/\">How Drumheads Are Made<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/types-of-drumheads-podcast-17\/\">Which Drumheads Are The Best?<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-muffle-your-bass-drum\/\">How To Muffle Your Bass Drum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to change your drumheads, and why replacement is even necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4020],"tags":[726,152],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12552"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12552"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46608,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12552\/revisions\/46608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}