The Drum kit

1 Bass drum | 2 Floor tom | 3 Snare | It has been suggested that Breakables be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (946x763, 176 KB)link title Headline text Illustration of a drum kit for drum kit component template Created on March 31, 2005, by myself, Clngre. ... A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. ... The snare drum or side drum is a tubular drum made of wood or metal with skins, or heads, stretched over the top and bottom openings. ... 4 Toms | 5 Hi-hat | 6 Crash cymbal and Ride cymbal A tom-tom (not to be confused with a tamtam) is a cylindrical drum with no snare. ... The hi-hat stand has changed little since its invention. ... This article is about the tone family of cymbals known as crash cymbals; For cymbals played by hand in pairs, see clash cymbals. ... A Zildjian 22 Z Custom Power Ride A ride cymbal is a type of cymbal that is a standard part of most drum kits. ...

Other components

China cymbal | Cowbell | Sizzle cymbal | Splash cymbal | Swish cymbal| Tambourine | Wood block | Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The cowbell is a percussion instrument. ... A sizzle cymbal is a cymbal to which rivets, chains or other rattles have been added to modify the sound. ... A splash cymbal is a small cymbal used for an accent in a drum kit. ... The swish cymbal and the pang cymbal are exotic ride cymbals originally developed as part of the collaboration between Gene Krupa and the Avedis Zildjian Company. ... This article is about musical instrument. ... Wood block Tubular wood block A wood block is essentially a small slit drum made from a single piece of wood and used as a percussion instrument. ...

A floor tom is a double-headed tom-tom drum usually equipped with legs (usually three) mounted along the side, though they are quite often attached to a cymbal stand by using a clamp. A tom-tom (not to be confused with a tamtam) is a cylindrical drum with no snare. ... Drum carried by John Unger, Company B, 40th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Mozart Regiment, December 20, 1863 Several American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian. ...

Not all drum kits include floor toms, but when used they are almost always the largest and lowest tuned tomtoms in the kit. By far the most common size for a floor tom is 16x16, that is 16" in depth and 16" in diameter. In almost all student kits that feature a floor tom, this is the size. Other common sizes are 14x14 for some jazz kits, and 16x18 (16" deep and 18" in diameter) which is the most common size for a second floor tom, tuned below the 16x16.

Floor toms can be of one of two designs. Quite simply, floor toms with legs and 'floating' floor toms; usually attached to either a drum rack or a cymbal stand by means of a clamp. It is uncommon to see a floor tom at 16x16 using the 'floating' system however, and is more commonly seen on 'fusion' or jazz setups whereby the floor tom is of a 14 inch diameter. Using a 'floating' system can be a convenience or an inconvenience depending on the individual setup and therefore neither system is considered objectively 'better'.

The floor tom was popularised by Gene Krupa in the 1950s, using a 16x16. At first he placed it between his two bass drums, on the far side of his snare drum, but quickly moved it to its now traditional position to the right of his right leg. A second 16x18 floor tom, to the right of the 16x16, appeared in the late 1960s and was popularised as part of the extended kits used by progressive rock bands in the 1970s. Gene Krupa Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was a famous and influential Polish-American jazz and big band drummer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style. ... Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog rock or prog) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ...