The Drums

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of the drum it is called a resonator
head. Lets start with the bass drum.

THE BASS DRUM

The bass drum is obviously the bass or low pitch drum in the set. The bass
drum is set on the floor with the batter of the drum facing vertically so
that a foot pedal may be used to hit the drum. The standard depth of a bass
drum shell is 14" and standard shell diameters range anywhere from 18"-26".
During the history of the drumset various bass sizes have been used for
certain types of music. The most common size bass drums used now are either
16" x 22" or 14" x 22". Smaller bass drums are often used by jazz drummers
to get a more soft and mellow sound, for example 14" x 20" or 16" x 20" are
a few of the sizes used by jazz drummers. Larger bass drums are often used
by rock drummers to get a heavier sound they usually use 16" x 24" or 16 x
26" sized bass drums. The size of these drums is are the average sizes. Not
every drummer follows those guide lines. Some drummers choose ...

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by legs and stand
on the floor are called floor toms. The depth and diameter of the mounted
toms started at 9" x 13" and the floor tom was 16" x 16". These figures
were reduced to 8" x 12" and 14" x 14" because of smaller drum sets. As
music changed and technology advanced the drums were made in more sizes for
different tastes and interests. The introduction of extended depth toms
brought even more selection in the size of toms. Some manufacturer use a
ratio of one or two inches such as 11" x 12" or 10" x 12". Some
manufacturer use "square" dimension shells such as 12" x 12". The average
drum set consists of two mounted toms and a floor tom, but drummers usually
customize their sets by ...

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