There are some "issues" that really amuse this old curmudgeon. This is one. I'll start by asking some questions. Is your "problem" causing a disruption of a recording session for a major label that has paid you a million dollar advance? Or, is the tom tom sound not up to your expectations for the gig you're playing at a club or a wedding reception? My intent for posting is not to trivialize something that you perceive as a real problem. Very simply put, the people sitting at a table in the club and the people on the dance floor at the wedding reception don't know how your rack tom sounds, nor do they care. If the tom sound is bothering a recording engineer, that engineer will "fix" it in the mix. Some people who obsess about this in countless previous threads have gotten in to real arguments over how to make their tom toms sound the way they think the drums should sound. Here's my suggestion.......Get some nylon fishing line. Loop the fishing line over a ceiling rafter. Firmly tie the fishing line to two tension rods just under the top hoop, and lower the drum to be suspended on the line to your preferred playing height. This way the tom will be free of any restriction that might choke its sound. On a serious note, you might think that the tom's sound is choked. If so, you will be the only one at the gig who has an opinion about the tom's sound, and nobody else will even have an opinion because they will not notice it. just play your drums, and enjoy playing.
