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Posted by cj on 12/7/2005, 1:42 pm, in reply to "air vents"
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As far as air holes go, I don't think you will ever get a "right" answer. You will get a lot of opinions. For instance, years ago, Premier drums had the Resonator drum set. I owned, and still own one. I think it is one of the best sounding kits I have ever had. It was made from birch wood. However, what made this drum unique was that there was an extra one ply shell that was put inside the existing shells, so there was no useable vent hole or lug screws that could be seen. These drums had great resonation and sounded very warm. I was told that the cost for production vs. profit was the reason for not continuing this line. But the point being is there was no air hole. Some people would actually take this inner shell out of the drum, but it defeated the purpose of the theroy. Their theory was that the molecules bouncing around the inside of a drum would move at different rates when hitting the metal screws as well as the air movement via the air vent. So by making one consitent surface, it would be a "truer" sound. Probably not detectable by the human ear, but I can see the theory making sense. The point being to this entire thing is that there is no right answer. BUT, I can tell you this..... you can always add an air hole later, but you can't take one away.
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