The snare drum is now between the drummer's knees and we will add the bass drum
and hi-hat stands. The bass drum and hi-hat pedals are placed where the drummer's
feet rest naturally when they are in a normal upright seated position. In this connec‐
tion the knees must not touch the snare drum.
The bass drum with pedal comes on the right-hand side and the hi-hat stand on the
left-hand one. The two pedals form a V shape pointing towards the stool. Positioning
the snare, bass drum and hi-hat elements is very important. The rest of the set results
almost automatically from this.
The lower hoop of the snare drum should be just above the bass drum's
hoop.
The hanging toms are next. Put the tom shell in the bracket arm and screw it tight.
Mount the smaller tom to the left of the drummer and the larger one to their right. As
with the snare drum the heights and angles of the toms depend on the height at
which the drummer is seated. In this connection, it should be possible to play the
drumstick as parallel as possible to the head.
With small people, the tom should be angled more than with larger ones. Mount
both toms at the same height and the same angle. They should not sit on the bass
drum or touch one another.
Now there's just the floor tom. Set up the floor tom next to your right thigh. When
doing this, ensure that there is enough space between the snare drum and the floor
tom. Your leg must have enough space to the left and the right.
The height of the floor tom depends on the height of the snare drum. Both hoops
should be at the same height. The floor tom's head is not angled; rather, it is hori‐
zontal. Viewed from above, the snare drum, the hanging toms and the floor tom are
aligned in a V shape.
The set also includes some transparent plastic rings – these are damper rings. They
are only placed on the toms and the snare drum (they fit exactly). These unprepos‐
sessing rings have a remarkable effect – just try them out.
Bass drum and hi-hat
Setting up the drum set
drum set
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