Product Description

This book/CD pack is designed for drummers of all styles and levels, as well as recording engineers and producers. It contains step-by-step instructions along with over 35 professional photos that allow you to see the tools and tuning techniques up close. The 29-track companion CD contains demos for listening, so you can read and hear the differences in sounds. Covers: preparation; drumhead basics; drum construction and head properties; tom-toms; snare drum; bass drum; the drum set as one instrument; drum sounds and tuning over the years; when to change heads; and more. Featured in Modern Drummer's 2003 Product Extravaganza!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72358 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-14
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Customer Reviews

Very practical approach to tuning..
After a long hiatus, I returned to drumming about a year ago. Although the basics of tuning came back quickly, I never REALLY learned to tune well when I was younger. In reading a variety of drum-related books I have come across many approaches to tuning. Most of these methods were too simple to produce the results I sought. As I continued my search I did come across an excellent web site "Prof Sound's Drum Tuning Bible v3" (http://home.earthlink.net/~prof.sound/) which I suggest to anyone serious about tuning. This web site contains even more information than Schroedl's book but it provides no audio reference files (not critical but very helpful) and the approach to tuning is really more than I am willing to undertake regularly. The information on this site did, however, allow me to achieve the sound I sought.

Searching for a simpler approach, I ordered Schroedl's book. This book presents a simple, straightforward approach that gets the job of tuning done effectively and efficiently! The audio files are helpful (some more than others) and serve to clearly demonstrate what is written. I can now get my drums sounding just the way I want and do it quickly. Thanks to this book, I spend more time playing and less time fiddling with my drums. I highly recommend the book.

Too Vague On Important Topics
This is a good book overall, but relatively brief when it comes to certain topics. He covers replacement of heads and basic tuning principles fairly well, but doesn't write extensively on maintenance of drum heads.

For those of us who can't afford to put new heads on a set every month or two, we need a book that covers the fine art of periodic re-tuning more extensively. I'd shop around a bit more before purchasing this book.

Good for Beginners
I found the instruction in this book and dvd to be very useful for tuning my drumset. I used to tune them from the advice of friends who've played longer than me, but I found that by doing it the proper way, it's much easier to get the tone and the sound I wanted. Great intruction!