About drum head film....｜Trivia about drum heads ~Part 2~

*This article has been reposted with additions and corrections based on the content posted elsewhere on July 10, 2013.

A drum set is a membranous instrument.
The part that makes a direct impact and makes a sound,
That's a drum head. . .

It's safe to say that the heart of a drum sound is the drum head.

This time, I'd like to share some trivia about the film used in drum heads.

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I don't think anyone will complain if I say that REMO is the undisputed No. 1 market share head brand, but with a few exceptions, most of the film that REMO uses as the material for its drum heads is DuPont's PET film called Mylar film.
(Mylar film is a trademark of PET film developed by DuPont. It has excellent mechanical strength and heat resistance, and is used as an insulating material for electrical equipment.)

Regarding the use of DuPont mylar film as the material for drum heads,REMOApparently, the company held the patent and other companies couldn't use it, but as soon as that patent expired, major manufacturers such as Evans and Aquarian all started using DuPont film.
(Please note that this is just what I heard and I have not confirmed the truth ^_^;)

So, thatREMORegarding the head, there are basically three types of base film: transparent (clear), white (smooth white), and black (ebony) (strictly speaking, four types including HAZY), and various processing such as coating, laminating, layering, and sandblasting is added to this to create a wide variety of heads.

However, it seems that these three color films were originally made from the same material.
(Please note that this is also a story I heard from someone at a scientific materials company.)
It seems that white and black films are made by adding some kind of coloring material to the basic clear film.
In other words, impurities are mixed into the film, and this seems to subtly change the firmness and firmness (the impression of hardness) of the film itself.

Physically speaking

[Hard ← Clear ↔️ White ↔️ Black → Soft]

Therefore, it goes without saying that the impression of sound and touch will also change!

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As a side note, in recent yearsREMOAt Pearl Musical Instruments, the head importer, the smooth white color is different from Mylar.Melinex filmThere are cases where it is written as ".
As mentioned above, I thought that the base material was the same even if the colors were different, but maybe I was wrong in this understanding? So, I decided to ask REMO directly.
As a result, a film called Melinex has a specific type ofIt simply refers to mylar film (in this case, smooth white), and it is mylar film.
Apparently, Mylar is a brand name that collectively refers to various grades of PET film.

REMOIt seems that the company has recently been changing the description to a more general and rational description, and the description has changed from the description of Mylar film to coated film and clear film.
I imagine that this change was made because the notation "Mylar" would have been too abstract.

In response to your question, you are advised at the same time that it is best to match the description given on the Remo website.We also plan to gradually change the notation on our website.

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Well, it was just trivia, but I hope it will be helpful when trying out various things, along with the film thickness that I wrote about earlier.

Check out the drum head collection on eJPC
A collection of drum heads that represent the sound of membranous instruments!
We have a variety of drum heads, including those for snare drum hitting surfaces!
 

I don't know the size of the drum head! ｜Trivia about drum heads ~Part 1~
``Excuse me, I want to replace the head of my drum set. Could you please give me a set?'' I sometimes hear people say this at stores. . . ``What do you think of the contents of the set?'' ``It's pretty standard!'' . . . . . . Hmm, that's a waste of time. Even if it's a commercial, it would be a hint if I knew. . .