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April 21, 2004 -- Since the inception of hoop and rod type acoustic drums, tuning has been a difficult and challenging task. In fact most drummers rarely achieve the quality of sound their drums have to offer. Drum Tech introduces the new DTS Advanced Drum Tuning System, a major breakthrough in tuning. The DTS retrofits to most �hoop and tension rod' type acoustic drums, streamlining the entire tuning process. Once properly installed on drums, turning individual tension rods is no longer necessary as the DTS allows each drumhead's pitch to be raised or lowered via one adjustment. This allows drummers to play the drum while simultaneously adjusting the interval between the top and bottom heads.

The main reason tuning drums has been so difficult is because of the many tension rods around each drumhead that have to be individually adjusted. All of these rods need to be adjusted to approximately equal tension in order for the drumhead to have a clean tone. Large amounts of time are usually spent just trying to get these rods even. That is not tuning, that is equalizing. The act of tuning is normally the ability to change the pitch up or down, with one adjustment, while listening to find the desired pitch. The DTS allows a drumhead to be tuned with just one adjustment without having to individually adjust each tension rod. This saves a tremendous amount of time and permits the desired pitch to be found with ease because the full range of the head can be heard in seconds.

What is not as commonly recognized, is just how important the pitch is between the top and bottom heads. When the right tuning between the two heads is achieved, the drum will sing with a rich and full tone. Even with unequal tension between the individu"