Floor Tom Tuned Flat

I ve been tuning the top head tighter than the bottom which usually works for me.

Floor tom tuned flat. When tuning most toms you ll find a level where the head will sound warm and bright across its surface. Tom tom floor tom snare drum. 6ply 5mm bass drum. Never force a drum to play a note out of its best range or you will have an uneven so.

Then you can determine a tuning scheme using notes. Yes let it be in a position where you could easily play it. 6ply maple 2 outer ply lacebark pime 7mm lacquer and unicolor wrap finishes tom tom floor tom snare drum. Right now i m getting a somewhat flat sound with not a lot of attack.

First you must determine where each tom sounds best. 4ply maple 2 outer ply lacebark pine 5mm bass drum. For the same four toms call to the post would be c2 f2 a2 c3 or c 2 f 2 a 2 c 3 or d2 g2 b2 d3 depending on the pitch you want for the 16 floor tom. As stated tom toms are the support drums you add to your kit.

A standard five piece drum set for example features one floor tom next to the snare and two rack toms above it. When trying to tune the batter head of a floor tom try to do it in its natural environment. I ve been tuning my toms all day and for some reason i can t get the sound i want. Hopefully this helps here s the most important thing.

I like deep booming sounding toms that cut. 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. If you re lucky you could come across this at one or two levels. 8ply 7mm our highest priority in producing the superstar series of drums was sound.