Culling heads, bearing edges and finger tightening are just a few of the techniques you'll learn about in Tony R. Adams' new book.

Beyond learning how to tune, Adams instructs on how to pick a shell, how to find a drum's fundamental pitch and troubleshoots various other tuning issues that drummers may come across.

Color photos and diagrams clearly illustrate the text, which itself is easy to read and uses bold and italics to emphasize certain terms. All drums are covered, including snare drum, tom and bass drum.

For drummers who just get to the gig and break out the kit, perhaps Adams' book will convince you that there is more to drumming than just hitting things with sticks.