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What do I do when my heads wear out?

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Q: What do I do when my heads wear out?

A: You have to replace the heads. In India you can take your shell to the local tabla-wallah and have a new head made right on your shell. Outside of India you will have to put a replacement head that has been made on another shell onto your drum. This is a tricky job - hard on the hands, and requiring a sense of pitch to keep the head balanced as you tighten it. We have put a five part video up on You Tube of Kalyan Godden reheading a drum from start to finish. Part one is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2IXhSfwIag Unfortunately, after the arduous reheading process, there is no guarantee that the replacement heads will sound as good as your original.. …….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2IXhSfwIag


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