“Toca timbales come with high quality plastic heads. Your timbales will need to be tuned as they do not come pre-tuned from the factory. First, assemble drums on the stand. Use tuning wrench or drum key depending on the model timbale set you have and remove any ripples in the head that may appear. Pick a tension rod to start at and give it a turn counter clockwise. Do this to all tension rods, moving in a clockwise direction until you reach the point that you started from. Continue this process until you obtain the desired pitch. Once the desired pitch is achieved, tap the head 1″ in from each lug to get the head in tune with itself”.
**There are many different tuning possibilities depending on your preference. The interval of a perfect fourth between the two drums is the most common tuning, however drums can also be tuned to the interval of a perfect fifth.
We recommend the following tunings using a piano keyboard.
First Thursday Jams with Kelli Campbell, in Dayton, Ohio. Performed with some friends and met some new musicians as well. Great night back a few months ago, before the Pandemic (Covid – 19).
Full Band – at Wholly Grounds Cafe, close to Downtown Dayton, Ohio
Learning how to listen to others is important. Going into last section of the song, esp. this one, more energy is needed to make it soar to new musical directions. Accenting certain band figures is good too; don’t overdue it though. Tasteful performances result … like this one.
Kennard Music 