The vegan drums made by Nazar have a well thought out and well-made tuning system that is also very simple to use. You can make the sound lower or higher as you wish, to a precise note. How to do that? Here is a quick review to help you manage your drum comfortably.
THE 3 MM HEX KEY and SCREW BOLTS
On the back side of the drum body there are ten screw-bolts installed. These bolts regulate the tension of the membrane and keep it in the required position, and you can regulate their position with a 3 mm hex key.
TUNING PROCESS
The whole process is very simple. Screw one bolt a little bit (quarter turn) and then pass onto the next one until one complete circle of the bolts is made. Continue in the same way until you get the best sound for you.
If you screw the bolts clockwise, the membrane gets more tension, and the sound becomes higher.
If you screw the bolts in a counterclockwise direction, the membrane gets less tension and the sound becomes lower, deeper bass.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO BREAK THE MEMBRANE?
Take care not to really force it when you want to make a bigger tension – screw the bolts one by one, and turn each bolt only a quarter or half turn each time. After a while you will feel it – it is important to have more or less the same tension in each screw. We have tried subjecting a maximal tension to one of our drums to see if it's possible to break the membrane. We didn't break it, the membrane is too strong. So, there is almost no chance to break the membrane, but anyway, don't force it too much – keep the sound optimal and don't make it too high.
TUNING YOUR DRUM TO A SPECIFIC NOTE
It is also possible to tune the shaman vegan drum to an exact note – for this, you need a tuning app and there are many good and free downloads to choose from.
We can tell you that my vegan drums have quite a large tonal range, and it is possible to tune your drum somewhere from A to D notes.
IF YOU NEED MORE SUPPORT WITH TUNING
If you need more support, check out this short video to understand how everything looks and where we explain how to use the tuning system of our vegan drums.