Now that we've tuned our bass drum, it's time to mount the bass drum pedal and the
tom racks on the bass drum shell. Let's start with the bass drum legs. Fold the bass
drum spurs out such that they point forwards at an angle of about 45°. This guaran‐
tees a safe and stable position and protects the bass drum from being pushed for‐
ward when we operate the pedal. If you lay carpet under the drum set (which is
highly recommended), you can screw in the rubber feet until you can see the spikes.
These spikes stick into the carpet and prevent our drum set from "wandering off".
Lets consider the length of the spurs.
We adjust the length of the spurs such that there is a gap of the width of one finger
between the floor and the lower edge of the hoops; when doing this, the drum shell
should not lean forwards or towards the player. To retain the settings of the spurs,
the bass drum spurs for height adjustment are fitted with memory clips (that remain
in position at dismantling too.) You must use the drum key to fix the screws.
Now you can push the assembled bass drum pedal onto the clamping ring and fix it
with the claw. Use some gaffa tape to protect the hoop from scratching.
Now, there's only the tom racks. There are different designs. The tom holder – that's
the clamp for the tom arms on the bass drum – is intended for one or two tom arms.
This means that if only one tube fits in, there is an adapter for both tom arms. Our
tom holder takes both tom arms directly.
Here too, there are memory clips that have a cutout. Here, the clip not only "remem‐
bers" how far you put the tube in but also at what angle.
Completing the bass drum
Setting up the drum set
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