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Old 05-05-2008, 03:49 PM
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Re: Pros and cons of a tom mount


Sounds similar to the setup I'm working on. I've ordered a two up, two down Gretsch Renown kit. In clockwise order they are: 8x7, 10x8 toms suspended over the bass drum. 12x9 suspended tom as a floor tom like in a typical 5pc, 14x14 floor tom with legs, 22x20 kick

On the left side, I'm thinking a gibraltar double tom stand, with an 8x7" tom and a 19" crash mounted off it on a boom.

On the right hand side, here's the interesting part. I'm trying to mount 2 toms and 3 cymbals off one (sturdy) stand. It's probably a bad idea, but set-up and onstage footprint wise it just can't be beat. An image of how it's supposedly done is available here.

My setup's a little different as the 10x9 needs to be at the height of the 8x7 tom, and the 12x9 needs to be lower, in line with the floor tom. I guess I'll need to clamp the 12x9 off the stand itself, separately and lower. I'm also trying to mount a 21" ride (not much higher than the toms), a 17" crash and a 19" china on either side of the ride using the hybrid (cross bar) mount shown in the image and those single + double articulated boom arms.

Am I crazy? Do you folks think it'll work?
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