using my new drum dail

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From banjogirl1980 on 4/4/2013 4:00:48 PM

hay guys, i just got the new drum dail in today, when useing the dail do i need to lossen the strings and remove the bridge or can i leave the bridge on the head?

10 Comments
	jmoliver says: 4/4/2013 4:03:45 PM Leave strings and bridge in place.
	jimmie99 says: 4/4/2013 4:05:14 PM I agree. Leave them in place. I've done it both ways and see no advantage to removing strings/bridge.
	banjogirl1980 says: 4/4/2013 4:27:45 PM what number should use for a starting piont on my bellflower?
	banjoman56 says: 4/4/2013 7:22:34 PM I like the head on my Red Fox to be a little better than 91. I usually go to 92 and it will settle to 91 or so. You may have to tweak it a little one way or the other to get the desired tone.
	banjoman56 says: 4/4/2013 7:24:05 PM BTW, I don't remove the strings and bridge either.
	banjogirl1980 says: 4/5/2013 6:17:36 AM i set it on 85 and the head it purty tight, but i am using a Tama drum dail...i should have got a drum dail brand i guess.
	Geoff Stelling says: 4/5/2013 8:07:49 AM 91 is the setting I use and I leave the banjo set up and tuned to pitch.
	banjogirl1980 says: 4/5/2013 9:10:03 AM i will set it at 91 and see how i like it, thanks Geoff!
	Geoff Stelling says: 4/5/2013 11:30:14 AM Once all the j-hooks are at least finger tight, I recommend that you start at the right side of the neck (banjo upside down) and tighten each j-hook till it offers some resistance, then go to the next one to the right. Once you've gone around the entire pot (stopping at the left side of the neck heel), check the tension with the drum dial. Generally, one click on the dial equals about one turn of the nut driver on each j-hook nut. Once you've done it, you'll figure out the drill. Geoff
	banjogirl1980 says: 4/5/2013 11:55:49 AM i have changed alot of heads, but never had any fancy tools till now, i just tighten the nuts till i got the sound i liked and that was that.but also this bellflower is the love of my life and i wana have it 100% right .
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