One can get relatively precise tuning by doing around finger tightened rods and giving them a good once over until the tension is reached.
Evans torque key review.
Placing specific emphasis on the evans torque key and.
Mitech direct s erwin bodenstein presents the range of drum keys by evans available from mitech direct.
The handle is large.
The key has helped me get very close to my desired pitch on my snare drums toms and kick drum.
Simple to use and very effective.
I noticed that this video wasn t on youtube at all and i know people search youtube for information allmost constantly so here it is the quick instructional video for the evans torque key.
The key has a fail proof torque component that will slip at a desired tension.
This is not a how to tune your drums.
Keeping each lug tuned to the same tension will keep strange sounding overtones under control and will keep the sustain focused on the fundamental note that you ve tuned your drum to set the torque key to your desired tension before tuning.
Enter the evans torque key.
As a simple drum key it is an improvement over what most drummers seem to use.
The evans torque key as a product itself is wonderful.
Here is my video showing the evans drill bit drum key.
This drum key can adjusted to stop at different tensions helping you achieve more consistent tuning at every lug.
Drummer freddy maciel shows how to use 2 drum tuners the drum dial drum dial inc and the drum torque key evans.
Evans drum keys are ergonomically designed to fit the needs of drummers in a wide variety of playing and tuning situations.
The torque handle can be set to a desired tension to help drummers attain more accurate tuning.
The torque values are repeatable in ideal circumstances this is important.
It s solidly built and will take a severe beating.
The evans torque key proves to be a very useful and user friendly tool to all drummers out there.
Evans torque key has an ergonomic grip for maximum comfort a knurled knob for quick spinning and a slip resistant magnetic head.