A floor tom or low tom is a double headed tom tom drum which usually stands on the floor on three legs however they can also be attached to a cymbal stand with a drum clamp or supported by a rim mount it is a cylindrical drum without snare wires and tend to produce a booming resonant sound which can vary in pitch.
Floor tom definition.
A floor tom is a double headed tom tom drum which usually stands on the floor on three legs.
In the last 20 years drummers have also mounted their floor toms on cymbal stands.
A tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares named from the anglo indian and sinhala language.
It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century.
It is not to be confused with a tam tam a gong the tom is popular and used by players worldwide.
Two up two down tom arrangement.
However they can also be attached to a cymbal stand with a drum clamp or supported by a rim mount.
It sits upright on 3 legs.
Another common tom arrangement is called two up two down this arrangement features two toms mounted above the bass drum i e.
Most toms range in size between 6 and 20 inches 15 and 51 cm in diameter though floor toms can go as large as 24 inches 61 cm.
Up and two floor toms resting on the ground i e.
Br br the deepest tom generally on a standard drum set.
In the master drum key they are identified as tom 1 tom 2 floor tom 1 and floor tom 2 see below.