18” Floor tom to bass drum conversion | [DFO] Drum Forum
WEBJun 1, 2020 · Note that 18" bass heads work only on wood hoops and 18" tom hoops work with wood and triple flange tom hoops. If you don't want to the drill into the shell to add legs, and the floor tom legs mount holes take 9.5 mm legs, you can buy a set of Danmar Ludwig gullwing Repro legs for $30 which will prop the front up nicely.
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WEBNov 1, 2019 · 15,133. Reaction score. 7,661. Location. Pebble Beach, CA. Aquarian makes super kick bass drum heads with the thick square collar (for wooden hoops) but also makes them with "tom collars" so you can use them with your metal triple flange, die cast, etc. hoops if you're not going to do a full conversion.
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WEBJan 13, 2012 · Thanks for showing the back of your converted floor tom to bass drum. Hmmm. I'm not sure I'd like the beater hitting that high, but I'll give it a shot. With the drum set up that way, I could abandon all the extra hardware (riser, platform the pedal mounts to, the three leg mounts, and even the legs I'm currently using). Just use two cowbell ...
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WEBDec 28, 2021 · Gretsch 18x18 floor tom to bass drum conversion.18'' round, 18'' deep.Square badge #2 era. Serial sequence places this drum in the early 80's. Sticker badge is directly opposite the badge vent hole.10 LUG 18x18 floor tom that came with 4 leg mounts from the Gretsch factory.
16" floor tom to bass conversion questions | [DFO] Drum Forum
WEBFeb 13, 2012 · I am converting a 16x16 floor tom to a bass drum. I want to use round tom lugs that match the snare drum I recently made. I also plan to use 16" bass hoops w/Trods and claws instead the regular 3 flanged hoop with regular lug rods. My question concerns alignment of the Trods with the inserts...
Danmar floor tom-to-bass drum conversion riser/cradle - [DFO] …
WEBJun 12, 2010 · 2,609. Reaction score. 466. Location. Ohio. Looking for feedback on the Danmar cradle to use a 18" floor tom for a small practice kit. I am aware of various offerings from other companies, but for now am focusing on the Danmar cradle, or at least that approach . I plan to use it with a Sonor Vintage Series 18" floor tom.
DIY floor tom to kick conversion | [DFO] Drum Forum
WEBJul 7, 2018 · Recently made this to convert my 18 floor tom to a kick with no mods to the shell (and to avoid buying some weird piece of hardware). I used some scrap pine board to build the box and a small bracket to attach the kick pedal. The length is the distance between the hoops, so it sits tight in the frame. The …
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WEBAug 10, 2005 · 18” Floor tom to bass drum conversion. ... New Snare Drum Project, 14x6. Bojangles1594; Today at 5:59 PM ...
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WEBFeb 13, 2020 · I converted my late 80's Ludwig 16x18 floor tom and love it. First I installed bass drum heads using wood hoops with longer lug bolts and bass drum claws, no splay problems. For the legs I was able to use two "L" rods attached to the original tom leg mounts with Pearl Air Feet on the ends; mounts are a little off center but who cares.
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WEBOct 16, 2008 · A trick for using bass heads—turn the hoop around so the rim rests on the flesh hoop if the head. [snip] It lets you use the wider channel of the bass head, and there seems to be more variety of bass drum heads than Tom heads that’ll really work for a kick. I have no idea if it’ll work with a DC, but it worked with my TF hoop.