Tension Tunning Both Floor Toms

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Tension tunning both floor toms. I have a 16x16 floor tom and use remo pinstripe as batter and stock as reso both are coated. When trying to tune the batter head of a floor tom try to do it in its natural environment. All the notes in any of these tunings can be moved up or down a few semi tones the. When tuning most toms you ll find a level where the head will sound warm and bright across its surface.

We re gonna get them. Loosen the tight head by detuning the tension rods in opposite pairs in the same way as we tightened them in the first place. Same pitch and leave the reso head alone once tuned. Conventional wisdom also says this may not work for everybody.

Now make them all finger tight again and you are ready. Details of tuning steps fundamental note selection suggested tunings for a variety of drum set configurations ranging from 2 to 6 toms are listed in the following table. Tuning a complete drumset is a matter of personal preference and tensions may vary based upon the player s style head selection type of music and the drum mounting system. Multiple toms are generally tuned more closely together so that the drums are all in their normal pitch range.

Grab those toms you ve been having trouble tuning forever. The table also covers most popular tom sizes ranging from 8 to 16 inches in diameter. These intervals chords and songs provide numerous tuning options that work well for just about any drumset and type of sound you want. If you have two or three toms you can tune them to wider intervals.

What i did with mine is to tune both heads to approx. Tuning chart 8 x 8 9 x 10 10 x 12 11 x 13 12 x 14 13 x 15 14 x 16 14 x 14 16 x 16 16 x 18 4 x 14 5 x 14 5 x 14 6 x 14 14 x 18 16 x 20 16 x 22. Most drum sets have two or three toms but some drummers such as the late neil peart of rush had eight or more toms including the floor toms. If you re lucky you could come across this at one or two levels.

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. The chart below is meant to be a guide providing pressure ranges for both the batter and resonator heads. Toms floor toms batter resonator depth x dia top head bottom head x 6 x 8 x 10 x 12 x 13 x 14 x 15 x 16 x 18 snare drums bass drums my chart. Yes let it be in a position where you could easily play it.

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