Drum Tips - Snare Drum Muffling

To make your own easy, and less expensive snare drum muffle rings - like the "Zero Ring" by Noble & Cooley.

1) Cut off the rim of an old snare drum head.

2) Next cut out the center of the old snare head leaving you with a ring about 1/2 inch wide that is nearly the diameter of the snare drum.

Try making a few of various different widths. About ½ inch wide will cut a few over-tones, 1½ -2 inches wide will give a really fat, dead, 70’s sounding snare.

Carry a few with you to make it really easy to dramatically alter your snare drum sound for different songs

Drummers - August Birthdays

Famous Drummers who celebrate a birthday in August:

August 5, 1941	Airto Moreira
August 8, 1952	Anton Fig
August 15, 1950	Tommy Aldridge
August 18, 1921	Don Lamond
August 18, 1956	Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz
August 21, 1954	Steve Smith
August 23, 1947	Keith Moon
August 24, 1952	Billy Ward
August 26, 1952	Mark Craney
August 26, 1969	Adrian Young
August 28, 1948	Danny Seraphine
August 31, 1967	Gene Hoglan