about drum

Drums actually mixed. There is a snare, tom-tom, bass, conga, tymbal, mondo, drum, tabla ... etc, they actually were the drums, because playing with beated. But we are considering is the drumset, which arguably form the most modern drum. Drumset itself actually consists of three drums, the Snare, tom-tom and bass drum. For tom-toms still be divided by two more, namely: Mounted tom and floor tom-tom (depending on the placement and diameter only). Of the three elements there are still some important elements, namely cymbals, hardware (pedal, hihat stand, cymbal stand, snare stand, tom holder / tom stand) and the drumhead.

Tom-tom consists of a variety of sizes both in depth and diameter. The size of a drum bias written 12 × 10 which means that the depth of 12 inches and 10 inches in diameter. Diameter varies tom-tom, tom-toms are usually the smallest diameter 6 ", and continues to 8", 10 ", 12", 13 ", 14", 15 ", 16", 18 "and 20". The size of the tom-tom 14 "and above can be classified as a floor tom-tom, but depending on the peletakannya too. Tom-tom using 2 drumhead, top and bottom, except in the 70s where the tom and bass drum-only use 1 drumhead, and his voice was ugly. Agency tom-tom or commonly referred to as the shell is made of wood. To drum beginner classes usually using Mahogany wood and for the professional classes typically use Birch wood and Maple. Birch and Maple wood is more expensive because it produces a sound or tone was round and clear. Wood on the tom-toms usually have a thickness of 4 to 10 mm. Timber thinned the resulting sound richer and sensitive. While the thick wood resulting sound louder, but her voice is not too rich and less sensitive....

Bass drums are not too different from the tom-tom, bass drum only has a larger diameter, 16 ", 18", 20 ", 22", 24 "and even 26" or more. And bass drum beaten with the pedal and put under. But it does not sound like a bass drum tom-tom-voiced "Dung ..." but it tends to sound "Dug ..." (more dead voice.) Wood bass drum tends to be thick to produce louder and for the resilience of the drum itself.

Snare drum is a drum the most different among the others (of the form and voice). And the snare drum is a key element of the drumset (which most often beaten). Drums are usually sized 10 "to 15", but the most commonly used is the size of 14 ". What makes the difference in the snare drum that is at the bottom of the drum. Underneath the wire-wire spiral or who actually called Snare Wire / strainer. Things that make a difference on the snare drum. If you hit the head above the snare wire under the immediately responded, by way of 'hitting' head back down and produce a sharp sound. Therefore, the actual 'life' of the snare drum is located on the snare wirenya. If snare wirenya removed then the resulting sound is similar to the tom-tom.

Cymbals, again is 'alive ' for the drumset, because it almost impossible to play drums without cymbals (is like eating rice without rice, do not eat donk ...). Cymbals consist of 4 types of them, namely:




# Hihat cymbals:
'heart' cymbals and drums. Useful to keep time / tempo. consists of a pair of cymbals. measures 8 "to 15". Standard size 14 "





# Ride cymbal:
Same function with the hihat, but with different shapes and sounds. Consists of only one cymbal but large-sized 18 "to 22". standard size 20 "





# Crash cymbal:
Useful to give a phrase / tone in a song. Measuring 13 "to 22"depending on the tastes of players.





# Effects cymbals:
Securities consist of Splash cymbal, bell, china and swiss. Useful to give a 'color' on a specific song. Splash and bell are sized 6 "to 12" and for china and swiss usually measuring 16 "to 22".





The hardware consists of a variety of forms and functions:

# Pedals: Useful for hitting bass drums, double pedal is also available, namely the pedal that uses 2 pedals and 2 paddle or beater to get better sound on the bass drum.




# Hihat stand: To place the hihat cymbals which consists of 2 pieces cymbal so you can open and close the two cymbals that with your left foot.




# Cymbal stand: To put all sorts of cymbals except hihat.




# Snare stand: To place a Snare drum and you can change position as you like.




# Tom holder / tom stand: Useful to install the tom-tom.



Drumhead has the size, type, function and different thicknesses. Drumhead consists of 3 parts: First Batter head, drumhead that is specially designed for spanking. Second, Resonant only placed at the bottom of tom-toms and the front of the bass drum. Head is not to hit, the head is useful to give 'live' on tom-toms and bass drums. And last is the snare side, specifically only to be put at the bottom of the snare to get the snare sound wirenya. Snare side is the head of the most thin. Remember, not to hit....