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Susanboy
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 Black marks
On the coated heads I bought a couple days ago, black spots have started to form. Why exactly does this happen, and does it hurt the sound at all?
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:26 pm |
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screamkevin
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Not to worry, the black marks are just an accumulation of dust and dirt that happens to transfer from your sticks to the impact point on the drumhead. It's not going to hurt anything, it's just a natural thing, kind of like the smears and distortions that happen to a clear head after a while. It's merely the nature of the beast.
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:34 pm |
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Piddywiffle
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screamkevin wrote:Not to worry, the black marks are just an accumulation of dust and dirt that happens to transfer from your sticks to the impact point on the drumhead. It's not going to hurt anything, it's just a natural thing, kind of like the smears and distortions that happen to a clear head after a while. It's merely the nature of the beast.
I kinda like the way heads look when they get dirty too. It adds a classy look to the set.
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:40 pm |
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Shalaq
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Yeah, but try to make the marks on the tom toms as small in diameter as possible 
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:17 am |
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Scott_Hurford
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:19 am |
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devilspain
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solution to some marks!!!
lick your thumb and rub like a mad man on the mark it may go anyway it may not. lol
if it doesnt not to worry.
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:09 pm |
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sinborn
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It may be transfer from say, a black dot snare head?
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Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:25 am |
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drummert2k
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if you've recently polished your cymbals you'll get some black marks on the tip of your sticks transfering to your drums from polish residue.
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Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:40 am |
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nickbaldwin
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I love the look of the black marks. It's like a head losing it's virginity.
I hate shiny and new....
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