How To Rack Mount A Floor Tom

These products are great if you have a floor tom with legs and.

How to rack mount a floor tom.

It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century. I have the gretsch catalina club kit w a mounted rack tom. Never had a problem with it. Brent demo s gibraltar s sc gts suspension system and the sc uss universal suspension system.

I mounted my 16x16 floor tom on my rack just by flipping it over then i cut down a leg and clamped it to the rack. These kits typically have 14 16in mounted toms or toms that are drilled for an l rod. Most toms range in size between 6 and 20 inches 15 and 51 cm in diameter though floor toms can go as large as 24 inches 61 cm. We tend to see this problem with kits from the 70 s 80 s and sometimes the 90 s.

It is not to be confused with a tam tam a gong the tom is popular and used by players worldwide. Some kits have more and others have less any number of tom toms in any size can be added to any any kit it s just a matter of the player deciding what they need. A tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares named from the anglo indian and sinhala language. A lot of times it is an issue to turn your 14 16in hanging tom into a floor tom because the drum does not have brackets drilled into the shell.

What rims or general mounting system would i need to buy to mount my 14x16 floor tom to my ride cymbal s stand. View profile view forum posts private message senior member respected chatter. It is somewhat of an unconventional formation and you won t see it that often. Moving on with the best drum setup debate we have one rack tom combined with two floor toms.

02 19 2015 01 10 pm 12. I love the floating look as it gives a clean appearance. These formations usually take more space and are a good solution for those who prefer larger toms. A standard five piece drum set for example features one floor tom next to the snare and two rack toms above it.