I know this will sound strange, but I can't decide which way to mount my tom. On one hand I like it being mounted on the tom arm, but the badge faces towards me. I can put it on a snare stand, but that means more gear to lug around.
And I won't put it on a rims system. What to do.
What's to stop you from turning the tom over so that the current batter side becomes the resonant side? It is easy to rotate the badge to face in the proper orientation. Is an internal tone control an issue? If it is, I have a no-brainer iix for that, too.
What's to stop you from turning the tom over so that the current batter side becomes the resonant side? It is easy to rotate the badge to face in the proper orientation. Is an internal tone control an issue? If it is, I have a no-brainer iix for that, too.
No, the muffler isn't an issue, but I'm not sure I like the idea of rotating the badge.
Take the badge off drill a hole on the other side and put the badge back Toilet, kidding.
There are plenty of light weight snare stands.
If you're dead set against hauling an extra stand, I would try what leedybdp suggested, it may turn pretty freely
I prefer the extra snare stand route myself. What's one more when you already have to haul a 1/2 ton?
There is almost always enough room to slide a piece of very thin paper under the badge, and nudge the badge with a fingernail to rotate 180 degrees with paper always staying between the metal badge and the drum wrap. I've done it countless times with absolutely no ill effects to the drum wrap.
how about using an atlas mount then the badge will point forward put the mount on the lug holes no drilling
What gigs are you lugging them around to? I was under the impression that no one is lugging any musical equipment around anywhere anymore.
I prefer the extra snare stand route myself. What's one more when you already have to haul a 1/2 ton?
People who have read my posts over many years already know that I'm against putting a "MOUNTED" tom on a snare drum stand. A great deal of soul-searching has led me to post the basis for this opinion. The first thing I ever had that resembled a set of drums consisted of my cousin's hand-me-down student model metal Slingerland snare drum from the early 1950s along with a dirty and rusty pile of ancient drums that a friend's parents were clearing out of their basement. There was a large (28"-30") black bass drum with a mountain scene on the front head and two clamp-on mounting arms for cymbals. There were also two old metal snare drums--each with only a top head remaining. I propped up one of those old snares on a card table chair and placed the other one on a rickety and rusty snare stand that came with this pile of stuff. I was able to get Mom and Dad to buy me two of the cheapest little cymbals and a used bass drum pedal from a music store. I promised myself that I would some day get a real set of drums with the proper mounting hardware for the cymbals, toms, and a hi-hat stand with cymbals. Every time I see a tom on a snare drum stand, it gives me the creepy reminder of those old days. I don't care if the best drummer in the world is playing those drums, it creeps me out. This also explains why I lusted for, and eventually owned, a new 1961 Rogers set with my snare drum on a Swivomatic mount from the bass drum and no snare drum stands at all. This drummer now leaves the shrink's couch.
