BroKen_H
Re-member
I have a 5 pc Pearl set at the church. I decided a couple of weeks ago that I didn't like the drop between the second and floor toms. So I tuned down the top head about one interval (full step). I expected it to ring less and have that nice drop "growl" you get from detuning the top head, but it just made it sound clunky and nasty. The bottom head is still in tune with itself. Should I have dropped the bottom head instead or have I made the interval between top and bottom too much by going a full step deeper (it was already tuned about a minor third apart, leaving them about a 4th apart now)? Is it possible that one or the other heads is not seated correctly? I've been playing this set for about a year and they have not had new heads. Maybe new heads would bring the sound back, but it was odd that detuning made it sound that bad...