What Is a Drum ?

Actual drum manifold. there snare, tom-tom, bass, conga, tymbal, mondo, drum, tabla... etc., they actually were a drum, as played by being hit. but we are discussing is the drumset, which is arguably the most modern form of drums. drumset itself actually consists of three drums, the snare, tom-toms and bass drums. for tom-toms still be divided into two more, namely : mounted tom and floor tom-tom ( depending on the laying and diameter only ). of the three elements there are still some important elements, namely cymbals, hardware ( pedals, hihat stand, cymbal stand, snare stand, tom holder / tom stand ) and the drumhead. 

tom-tom comprises a variety of sizes in both the depth and diameter. a size 12x10 drum written bias which means the depth is 12 inches and 10 inches in diameter. tom-tom diameter varies, tom-toms usually the smallest diameter of 6, and continues to 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 and 20. tom-tom sizes 14 and above can be classified as a floor tom-tom, but depending on the placement as well. using 2 tom-tom drumhead, top and bottom, except in the 70s where the tom and bass drum drumhead only use 1 only, and his voice was ugly. agency tom-tom or commonly referred to as the shell is made of wood. drum class for beginners usually use mahogany timber and for professional classes typically using birch and maple wood. birch and maple wood is more expensive because it produces a sound or tone that round and clear. wooden on tom-toms usually have a thickness of 4 to 10 mm. increasingly thin wood then the resulting sound richer and more sensitive. while the thicker wood the sound grew louder, but the sound is not too rich and less sensitive. 

the bass drum is not too different from the tom-tom, bass drum only has a larger diameter, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 and even 26 or more. and bass drum beaten with pedal and put under. but it does not sound like a bass drum tom-tom-voiced dung... but tend to be voiced dug... ( more dead voice ). wood bass drum tends to be thicker to produce a louder voice and for endurance drumming itself. 

drum snare drum is the most different among the other ( from the form and voice ). and the snare drum is a key element of the drumset ( which most often beaten ). this drum is usually measuring 10 to 15, but the most commonly used is a size 14. that makes a difference on the snare drum on the bottom of the drum. beneath use wires or actual spiral called snare wire / strainer. thing that makes the difference on the snare drum. if you hit the snare head it under the wire immediately responded, by way of hitting head back down and result in a sharp voice. consequently, the actual life of a snare drum snare lies in wirenya. wirenya if removed the snare sound generated is almost the same as the tom-tom. 

cymbal, is again a life to the drumset, because it is almost impossible to play the drums without cymbals ( is like eating rice without rice, do not eat). cymbals consist of 4 types of them, namely : 

hihat cymbals : 
heart of cymbals and drums. useful to keep the time / tempo. consists of a pair of cymbals. size 8 to 15. standard size 14 
ride cymbal : 
the same function as hihat but with different shapes and sounds. consists of only one cymbal but large 18 to 22. standard size 20 
crash cymbal : 
useful to give a phrase / tone in a song. measuring 13 to 22 depending on the tastes of the player. 
effect cymbals : 
splash cymbal effects consist, bell, china and swiss. useful to provide color special on a track. splash and bell usually measuring 6 to 12 and to china and swiss usually measuring 16 to 22. 
  
hardware consists of a variety of forms and functions : 

Pedal : 
useful to hit the bass drum, also available double pedal, the pedal that uses 2 pedals and 2 paddle or beater to get better sound on the bass drum. 
hihat stand : 
to put the hihat cymbal cymbal consists of 2 pieces so that you can open and close the second cymbal with your left foot. 
cymbal stand : 
to put all kinds except hihat cymbal. 
snare stand : 
to put snare drum and you can change position at will. 
tom holder / tom stand : 
useful to install tom-tom. 
drumhead has the size, type, function and different thicknesses. drumhead consists of 3 parts : first batter head, the drumhead is designed specifically for the hit. second, resonant only placed on the bottom of the tom-tom and bass drum front. this is not to hit the head, the head is useful to give live on the tom-toms and bass drums. and the last is the snare side, specifically only to be put at the bottom of the snare to get a snare sound wirenya. snare side head is the thinnest. remember, not to hit.