Drum head
The Drumhead ( Engl. Drumhead ), sporadically drum fur is a grille cloth, which on percussion instruments such. B. drums (boilers) is mounted. The drum head is now made of plastic materials and is attached with a metal ring. In the mid-1950s, animal skins, mainly calfskins, were used for this. But today these are only used for B. used congas and bongos.
There are a variety of designs, such as: B. single-ply drum heads, which produce a bright, open sound and double-ply drum heads, which produce a particularly powerful, darker sound. The latter are mainly used for the rock style . Single-ply and coated (rough) skins are also popular. They are often used for jazz . Most snare drums come with coated heads.
Drum heads are produced in sizes 6 "to 36", with sizes 6 "to about 18" being mainly used for tom toms . For the bass drum heads from 18 "are used.
A distinction is made between drum heads, so-called batter heads and resonance heads. The resonance heads are usually thinner than the batter heads. They are not played directly, but set in motion by the pressure vibrations of the body and the air.
The skins are partially transparent coated.
There are currently several factories that manufacture drum heads. Remo and Evans are among the leading companies .