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Bassdrum Floring is a product of the Palisso Percussion
Company. It was invented to finally solve the problem of too much
sustain in the bass drum being accompanied by undesirable
chattering effects. This applies to the bass drum beats in all
genres of music. For many years, drummers try to find a perfect
solution to their drums' sound using all kinds of home-grown
inventions. For a long time, manufactures did not see the problem
that individual drums in the kit are having too long sustain and
that high shrill aliquots occur that assist by a sound formation.
At first, drummers have focused their efforts on preparation of the
bass drum by taking off the front head to eliminate excessive
vibration and to increase its dynamics. Additionally, its interior
was being filled with absorbing materials like cotton blankets,
pillows or synthetic sponge. Finally, manufactures started to
notice the problem of a too long sustain in the bass drum being
accompanied by high aliquots, which are formed at the edge of the
dynamic head surface. The larger the vibration surface, the higher
the aliquots occur and the plane vibrates longer. Heads of a bass
drum fitted with a first generation internal flooring did not
fulfill the hope to eliminate the unwanted overtones, so the amount
of floorings on the inner side was doubled - to two. Once again,
such action did not bring the expected results. A few years ago, a
new generation of heads was put on the market with built-in
removable muffling rings installed on the head surface with a hoop
with insert holes affixed to it. This solution was easily approved
by most of the percussionists; also the drum sound has improved
significantly. However, often you can meet drummers who are
disappointed with the sound despite the fact they use the highest
quality drumheads. Therefore, they respond quite spontaneously to
the news on all new products in this field, which naturally raises
the sound quality of each drum in the kit. When I bought myself a
drum kit of the highest quality sound, I asked myself why there is
so little sound quality-difference between this set and my 25
year-old one, in which in order to correct plenty of the
manufacture's defects, I altered the harmonic content of a tunable
acoustic drum to provide a desired sound. Being able to compare the
two products from different times, I realized that membranes'
producers are unable to create such a product today, so it will
give excellent sound to my instrument while correcting these
factors, which are undesirable in the sound emission and so the
high shrill aliquots that unduly sustain and are not detectible for
the recipient seating away in such an extent as they are for the
musician. As a result of this long and arduous search we
constructed the Florings which efficacy has already been confirmed
by many drummers. Palisso's next step was to construct and test a
solution for the bass drum called the BASSDRUM FLORING. This
product is currently the cheapest and most effective solution that
releases the full dynamic of the bass drum, eliminating the vast
majority of adverse effects occurred during the formation of sound
structure. The BASSDRUM FLORING can be installed on single or
double-ply drum heads. When a drumhead is damaged, the 'control
ring' can be removed and installed again on the newly purchased
head. It suits best these drumheads, which have an O-ring (rim)
being mounted on the edge of the inner-side. BASSDRUM FLORING can
be mounted on any type of drumheads, even the ones without the
inner O-ring (hoop). Floring inserted between the O-ring and the
bass drumhead immediately starts to control the hoop while hitting
with a beater. It absorbs the vibrations with its surface that is
filled with millions of bristles sustaining only the average and
the lowest tons of the drumhead. The drum is empty and resonates
throughout its shell, it sounds low, respectively short, like a
cannon sound, explosive. Although the upper aliquots were
eliminated, the drum has not lost the natural sustain, which is
currently controlled by the Floring. Jazz percussionists can muffle
just one of their drumheads using the Floring to longer sustain the
drum's sound. For other musicians, the manufacturer suggests
installing the Floring on both drumheads. Furthermore, it is also
recommended to cut off a hole for O's in the front (acoustic)
drumhead with a diameter of 16 to 30cm, which will effect in a
distinctively crisp sound (goblet sound). The BASSDRUM FLORING is a
product being invented, designed and patented in Poland.
Bassdrum FLORING Installation Guide 1. Remove the dynamic
drumhead from the bass drum, then clean the interior of dust and
any trash. 2. Place the drumhead on a flat table, so the inner side
is facing upwards. Then, use a moist wipe to clean the drumhead
surface from dust. 3. Place few cardboard pads between the drumhead
and the O-ring (hoop) for easier insertion of the Floring (fluffy
side to the drumhead). 4. When the Floring is exactly positioned
under the O-ring, prepare the fixing points (adhesives), which are
double-sided tapes. 5. Remove the foil from one side of the
adhesive and put it at the end of the blade. Then remove the foil
from the other side of the sticker. Gently bend the O-ring, using a
finger or a cardboard pad; slide the blade with the adhesive into
the gap, as far as possible; subsequently gently press the O-ring
in the adhesive area; then take out the blade. 6. Note: you should
stick the Floring to the drumhead starting from the highest place
(clockwise rule) 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3. At least tree fixing
points (9.30, 12, 2.30) should be used. Five fixing points (eg.: 9,
10.30, 12, 1.30, 3) will be enough. It is not necessary to fix the
lower part of the drumhead. 7. Three steps to install the Floring
on the drumheads of old type without the inner O-rings on edges: 1.
Place the drumhead on a flat table with the inner side up; 2. Clean
it from dust. 3. Put the Basdrum Floring evenly on the round
surface with the fluffy side up to the drumhead, so the distance
from the edge will be the same. 8. Remove the foil from one side of
the adhesive and stick half of it on the outside of the floring and
the other half on the drumhead. The fixing points should be
arranged according to the clock digits - a minimum of 8 to 12. In
order to increase the adhesion of the Floring it is recommended to
fix it at the inner side using few adhesives - eg. 4 to 6 adhesive
points - but only in the upper part. The same steps should be taken
when installing it on the front (acoustic) drumhead. The
manufacturer recommends to use the product with the drumheads with
the inner hoop, such as: Remo UT, XT, Powerstroke 3 Evans EQ
1,2,3,4, Aquarian-FB or TCFB.
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