"Edges" are one area drummers did,nt think about 30+ yrs ago,did you if you,re old enough to remember?..i did,nt.What was big in the industry back then was the introduction of plastic heads and all the wonderful versions of the same thing.As an ex builder i agree that edges are somewhat important,but,not as important as a level drum,and some basic knowledge of tuning techniques.Replace heads when they stretch out,which is common with single ply heads and played at tight tension.Buddy changed heads often,even the bass drum....IMO,some of us need to find the missing link that will turn a drum sound completely around and go HA-HA!!..Thats it!,i,ve discovered whats been wrong with drums all these years...ITS THE EDGES!!!...Sorry to disagree.There are a handful of re-inventors out there that will swear they hold the secret to perfection of the drum sound,but they dont...I,d like to see more studies on the affect of various snare beds,and the theory behind it.After all,the snare drum is the heart of the kitCoffee Break2..........Great topic for discussion by the way!
I had the real pleasure to spend some time with ARIE LANG President of lang gladstone drum company, Arie let me play his beloved Gladstone snare drum, we were comparing some of his other snare drums, and i made the comment i didn't really care for his real Gladstone, his comment to me was, he laughed and replied I had to have the bearing edges re done 3 times before it was right!!! he said all the gladstone snare drums that were owned back in the day all have had the bearing edges re cut,, he said Billy was a great builder but didn't do good edges!Clapping Happy2
