Hey. In case I haven't said this already, I am a Junior this year, and I've been pretty busy. Aww well. Sacrifices must be made. Anyway, today, as always, I went into the band room during lunch to get a big head start on setting up (all percussionists in the group are wild and out of control with banging on stuff, but the majority of the group are freshmen, who are the biggest problem by far.). As usual, I retune all 4 timpani to the notes I need them to be on the song I play them in. The problem is that our biggest timpani (needs about a 34" head) has an old head on it, is almost impossible to tune compared to the other 3, and most of all, the head is cracked and unevenly stretched over the bearing edge in a couple places. So I told the band teacher that we need a new head. He said he's been trying to find one, but they need to be custom ordered from the nearby music store, and he puts his hand up and rubs his fingers together (meaning money). He then says it costs a lot. Well anyway, I told him that I would find a price online that was cheaper (with shipping included, of course) than the store price, and that he could get a discount. But there is one problem. Which would be the best choice: The Evans Strata, the Evans Hazy, or the Remo Weatherking? If none of these, which do you guys prefer? Which one has the most detectable tone? Since it is a big drum, the overtones may get in the way. I read the description of the Strata, and it says on the site that it is warm (on the head sound chart for timpani heads). Being that I hate overtones getting in the way of the initial note, would this be a good head for a warmer, less "ringy" sound?
Oh yeah, and sorry for the long message. I tend to go overboard sometimes.
