Tuning Drums

[Trevoire520]

Which is your choice? Tension watch or Drum dial??

They're pretty much the same. Only real difference is that the drum dial has the little spacer to make sure you keep it the same distance from the rim. Which is a good idea to be honest.

 

[acappa]

They're pretty much the same. Only real difference is that the drum dial has the little spacer to make sure you keep it the same distance from the rim. Which is a good idea to be honest.

For what I´ve read, Drum dial captures tension of the entire skinhead while Tension Watch captures only "rod torque" tension...Am I right??

 

[Machinated]

nope, i dont think so

you're thinking of those drum key things that stop when the rod gets to a certain tension.

drumdial/tension watch you sit on top of the drum and it pushes down on the skin to give a reading

 

[Mikaël-ange]

They're pretty much the same. Only real difference is that the drum dial has the little spacer to make sure you keep it the same distance from the rim. Which is a good idea to be honest.

I do same thing with tension watch and one finger seriously
Never tryed any drum dial but TW work great.

 

[Trevoire520]

Yeah it's not exactly a deal breaker to be honest

Acappa, you're thinking of the Evans Torque Key, which as you said, measures tension at the lug. The drumdial and tension watch are basically the same thing.