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Using a vinyl wrap would absolutely destroy the tone of the drum.
If you're using an Ambassador-style head (slightly rough surface) then markers would do a passable job, I think. A Pinstripe head would be too slick to hold the ink, and would require a silk-screening job of some sort. Setting the screen would be a problem - you can't really heat a plastic head up to dry things out.
A good-old fashioned hide head would be easy to dye, but present constant tuning problems.
Good luck, and let us know what works out for you!
silk screen is the most common method. vinyl tends to mute the sound depending on how much is used. it also peels over numerous tunings and changes in tension.
What does the Vinyl do to the sound of the drum head? The rockenwraps go on the front of drums and not on the batter head. I have only seen paint on drum heads. You might contact the drum head manufacture and see what they reccomend. They do print on the heads their logo all the time.
oops, my bad.
i also recommend talking to the drum head manufacture.
Hopefully Helpful Suggestion: Don't put the logo at the mallet strike site either. If replacement cost may be an issue--above, below, or around will keep your logo from looking too "battle-worn". But, Ultimately, it's your choice. JM2C.
If you want to know where we get our band logo put on our base drum heads, let me know, and I can find out. They do a beautiful job, and the heads wear out before anything happens to the logo.
Might not be what you're looking for but he had his laser etched on a a vinyl disc. It's his disc and he just mounts it on whatever drum he's hired for the show.
But laser etching might be possible.
(Patriotic moment, here's my teacher doing the US anthem at a local hockey game.)
Last edited by Archangel; 19th November 07 at 08:13 PM.
Originally Posted by Mark Keeney
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