As an ex builder,all i can say is NO HUMIDITY!!..I,ve never heard that before,it goes against everything i,ve been taught.You will hear from other players hear about edges,heads,out of round?,6 lug,8 lug...etc.They will find the answer for you...good luck.

I don't know how to answer that so called drum expert with except WHAT tha ^$%^& is he taking about, take what he said and run it through the paper shredder, take the clear head off and get a smooth white powerstroke 3 put it in place of the clear you remove, and that with the front white coated head will have you 90% in the ball park, also for a very quick reference get some moon gel pads, place a couple on the front head and you'll be a happy camper, the felt strip works but it takes two people to get it right quickly, because you will have to remove the front head several times to get the felt strip right, i'm from north carolina and believe me we have humidity, tell your drum guy bring his drums down here i'll charge him a small fee to let him set his kit up at my house :confused:

thought it sounded a bit far fetched...thats why I asked...just need to come up with the right configuration..since I have not heard a vintage slingerland before I actually may not have an issue but compare to my modern drumset the bass is not as strong..

I just realized you had the clear on the front, as i said before, put the white coated on the front, get a smooth white powerstroke 3 for the back get (2) cans of moongel dampening pads experiment with how many pads you like on the front head you'll be all smiles Clapping Happy2

Ok my turn to chime in.

Evans makes a kick side head that has a built in overtone ring.

I have had a great deal of success with this and a standard front head.

Tunning to the drum is also a big part of the program their is a range that the drum itself wants to be in.

and I wanted to let you know that i found a flobeam in England its on its way!!

drum14u on the flowbeam Yes SirYes Sir on the evans head Yes SirYes Sir

does porting the front head provide any benefits

I personally don't like it, if it is for the old slingy, i wouldn't do it,

I actually have the original heads that came with the set but I took them off because i wanted to save them for some future time when and I do sell it off..I wanted to be able to play so I went out and bought some new heads etc..I think I will re install the old heads , tune it up a bit and see what the originals do for me..when I got the set I took it apart and cleaned it good, polished and reassembled but never put the old heads back on..maybe I can get some reference with these.. they are intack