Anatomy of the Drums – Part 4: Drum Add-ons
In the previous posts, I talked about the fundamentals of a drum set and cymbals. What is needed to play the drums. These additional instruments I add here are exactly that, add-ons to the basic…
Anatomy of the Drums – Part 3: Cymbals
Cymbals are metal curved disks that produce a unique sound when struck with a mallet, stick or even another cymbal. There are numerous metals used, but various alloys of bronze and brass tend to be…
Anatomy of the Drum Kit – Part 2: Drum Anatomy
A drum consists of a shell, a vent, a badge, lugs, tension rods, hoops, drum heads and mounting hardware. Most all drums have these items. Some drums also have legs. Snare drums also have snares,…
Anatomy of the Drums – Part 1: Parts of the Drum Kit
This small 4 piece drum set is the basic drum kit. Anything else is just an add-on. But to supply a rhythm for a song, this is the minimum of what it takes. Although Slim…