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DJMastahFreddie
03-25-2006, 12:05 PM
Basically, I was wondering what the easiest way to make the change from floating to standing floor tom. The floating floor tom is giving me trouble trying to make it fit well in my setup, and it would be easier to just have a standing one. I have a Tama Rockstar if that helps.
MeaninglessPhoto
03-25-2006, 12:45 PM
They make cradles I think theyre called. Its a circle hoop with the 3 legs and you put the tom in the hoop.
CombatWombat3
03-25-2006, 12:46 PM
My suggestion would be to get a floor tom cradle. It wouldn't require any drilling into the shell, and it allows the drum to resonate better.

Here's an example:

http://www.sjcdrums.com/pages/information/information_images/cradle.jpg

I'm not sure where you can buy them though.
KillerCrunchie
03-25-2006, 01:07 PM
hey i could use 1 of them cos i of my hanging toms dosnt have a clamp so i put it on a snare stand. will they go a mapex mbirch.
CombatWombat3
03-25-2006, 02:39 PM
They're universal, as far as I know. But good luck finding one for a something smaller than 14". I think they only make them in normal floor tom sizes, aka from 14"-18" probably
ThugsRook
03-25-2006, 02:52 PM
buy 3 TAMA floortom mounts and legs, drill some holes, install bolts, done :D


what size drum are you talking about here?
Zildjian
03-25-2006, 04:40 PM
snare stand???
Berk
03-25-2006, 05:04 PM
Hihat stand?
TerranCmdr
03-25-2006, 05:29 PM
I use a snare stand to turn one of my mounted toms into a floor tom and it works great actually.
White Riot!
03-25-2006, 06:01 PM
I actually find with a floating tom it gives you better foot room ; not to mention sound
abandonthetruth
03-25-2006, 06:04 PM
http://www.gaugerpercussion.com/dynamount.html

Gauger dynamount ...

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Berk
03-25-2006, 06:18 PM
I actually find with a floating tom it gives you better foot room ; not to mention sound
And (in my opinion) they look better.
aznriceball
03-26-2006, 01:47 AM
i like the look of em. but a their weight resting on a big arse double braced leg doesn't exactly give much more foot room.
KillerCrunchie
03-26-2006, 08:29 AM
yep on a snare stand
CombatWombat3
03-26-2006, 10:26 AM
Snare stands to muffle the sound a bit though. But I don't know if it would muffle the sound more than a cradle or not.
DJMastahFreddie
03-26-2006, 03:00 PM
What would be the cheapest method? The cradle is about $100 which is too much to spend for a minor inconvenience.