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Stave Drum Shell Thickness


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Stave Drum Shell Thickness. Historically stave shells have been made extra thick in order to maintain necessary strength. The thickness of the shell greatly affects the drum's fundamental pitch and tone.

How To Build Drum Shells Stave Drum Construction Drums, How to play
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The thickness of the shell greatly affects the drum's fundamental pitch and tone. In comparison to stave drum shells, segmented drum shells tend to have a more subtle attack with a longer decay and sustain. 65 mm wide 21 mm thick decking was used for all staves except the bass drum staves.

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How To Build Drum Shells Stave Drum Construction Drums, How to play

The secret is in hd´s integrated reinforcement rings. Historically stave shells have been made extra thick in order to maintain necessary strength. I would say there's a bigger difference between a medium thickness shell and a very thin shell, than between a medium & very thick shell,. Archetype shells are only 1/4¨ thick, which is even thinner than many companies ply shells!

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