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How to tune your drum:

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After removing horizontal rows, your drum will look like this

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Starting at knot near head of drum, pull out slack all the way around.

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Make several circuits around drum. First use little pressure. Add more torque each time you go around. The last pull should be very tight.

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To check for even tension on ropes strum each rope around drum. If the first half is high-pitched and the second half lower, then pull from half-way to the end.

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Use this knot to hold tension you pull out of verticals and to hold the first row.

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Move directly to first pair ropes and lace a diamond knot.

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How to make a Diamond Knot

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Go over 2 vertical ropes.

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Make a 180° turn & bring the rope up through the middle.

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Make a second 180° turn & lace rope under the pair.

Pull out slack.

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With drumhead facing away from you, pull back on rope until it flips and locks.

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Move on to next pair.

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If you have no more space for diamond knots, either start a new row or take out existing horizontal rows and start from the beginning.

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When pulled, the ropes will look like this

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Continue adding more diamond twists all the way around.

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The last knot of the first row will have 3 up & down ropes rather than 2 because of the loop knot. Count the last 2 as 1 because they start as the same rope near the head of the drum.

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Take end of rope and lace it under the first knot of row. Pull slack through.

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Make a 180° turn and push end of rope under the rope as it starts the first knot of the row you just completed.

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Pull out slack, give a tug, and move on to the next row.

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How to start new rows to keep them straight

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Move up to the left and lace your first knot. Then immediately lace the next diamond knot so they are side-by-side.

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Pull out slack and push knots down to desired height for the row.

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Flip and lock both knots by pulling them at the same time.

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Continue lacing knots around drum.

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