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Cutting a bass drum head

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Hi all

Back with another question. Any suggestions how to cut a hole in my XP 8 bass drum head. It’s a 22” and the white CS dot is like 9.5” in dia. I believe this is the last one in existence and came with the set, so I’d like to use it. The “dot” had a small hole in it and was worn pretty good. I tried to patch it, I think it turned out okay, but I can see the difference. And that bothers me. This was used as the batter head by previous owners. I’ve seen some of the XP 8 reso heads with the large dia hole in them, and thought, why not? That looks pretty cool. I could just cut around the black outline of the white dot!! Problem is, I don’t have a real steady hand. I’ve tried cutting heads with an Exacto in the past, but the results were horrible. Any ideas how to remove without cutting (????). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Posted on 5 years ago
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All the dots I have are held on by friction,..you can peel them off. If it came from the factory on the head, you should be able to peel it off.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 5 years ago
#2
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Buy one of these.

[ame]https://youtu.be/BLIhvx9LLko[/ame]

Posted on 5 years ago
#3
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Thank you sir...

Posted on 5 years ago
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From AlloyBoy

Thank you sir...

The hole thingy is cool and all, but only for single ply heads. If you have something like an Emperor batter, good luck.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 5 years ago
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From OddBall

The hole thingy is cool and all, but only for single ply heads. If you have something like an Emperor batter, good luck.

Who puts a 2ply head on the resonant side? Falling Do

Posted on 5 years ago
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From AlloyBoy

... I believe this is the last one in existence and came with the set....

Exactly - You're never going to be able to replace that head, so why cut it?

The Rogers logos are widely available, so use whatever head you like on the drum but preserve the original head.

just my $.02

Posted on 5 years ago
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From 73Rogers

Exactly - You're never going to be able to replace that head, so why cut it?The Rogers logos are widely available, so use whatever head you like on the drum but preserve the original head. just my $.02

Thanks buddy. You're probably right. I can live with the head that's on there for now. I was trying to avoid buying the "sticker", wanting to use the original. But, I may have to go that route. Or wait until I see one come up on Reverb or eBay...if ever...

Thanks all for the replies, i appreciate it!

Posted on 5 years ago
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From johnnyringo

Who puts a 2ply head on the resonant side? Falling Do

I do. Have no issues with it either.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 5 years ago
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From OddBall

I do. Have no issues with it either.

I'm guessing once you cut holes, muffle with felts strips, use those big clamp on external mufflers, etc., there probably isn't going to be much difference between a single or double ply. I don't know this as fact, just a guess.

Posted on 5 years ago
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