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Post by mapexrick on Feb 12, 2010 19:07:30 GMT -6
So, during the past three winters, I have left my drums set up in my 1500 sq. ft. rehersal hall, which is not 100% of the time heated. The space is insulated, but not heated until I am using the space. So here is the million dollar question....am I damaging the drums by leaving them out in the changing temps of my rehersal hall? Shells are maple / basswood. I have not noticed any delamination, discoloration or cracking.
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Post by Rusty on Feb 12, 2010 19:36:31 GMT -6
I don't know I have the same question. The Hideout (bandroom) is not heated until practice nights,and I do keep the drums from being played until they warm for a couple of hours. Other than the exploding wrap, the shells and heads all remain undamaged,and the wrap on the other drums is fine as well. the snare is a maple yamaha and they stay in tune. Other than playing them when they're cold I can't see a problem. Gigging in the winter, they're gonna be transported in a cold trailer,so I mean what can you do, right?
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Post by draynier on Feb 12, 2010 21:17:32 GMT -6
Like all wood it is going to expand and contract slightly, but its something that you can't stop unless you practice in a sterile room with no Humidity
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Post by mapexrick on Feb 13, 2010 13:55:16 GMT -6
I was planning on a sterile enviroment, but then came my two first gen Camaros, 1940 Dodge Coupe, extra car parts, RV supplies, various wood projects.....so much for a sterile enviroment. You are right Rusty, no big differance between this situation and an equipment trailer in the middle of the winter. I was out there rehearsing last week and was thinking about your exploding wrap, and thought I would throw out the question.
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Post by Rusty on Feb 13, 2010 16:09:05 GMT -6
Well in a perfect world we would never submit them to such a hostile environment, but in the real world they are gonna get used,and in my case abused. But other than having a vintage guitar worth several thousand dollars, which I don't, all my instruments are tools, and used to make music. That being said, I still play an Aria Pro that has seen many years of use,and looks like it now. Been in the cold,snow,rain,stored in the cold,the heat. Everything mother nature can toss at it in 23 years,and it still plays like it did when it was new. after all this time I think I'll refinish it,and freshen it up, and play it another 23 years god willing.
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Post by vanman on Mar 2, 2010 6:21:25 GMT -6
I'm impressed, Rusty, that they stay in tune. That would be my biggest problem with cooling and heating, the time needed to tweak the heads everytime I needed them in tune
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