20x20 or 26x14?

dbc254 · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: 20x20 or 26x14?

What differences will I hear in a side-by-side comparison? This was a discussion at a gig, but at 3am, it was all drunken bravado, and no clear points were made.
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bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5213 Location: Kansas

Diameter is the biggest factor in determining pitch. The 26" drum will be lower in pitch, regardless of the differences in depth. Depth has more to do with how punchy a drum is, and how long the decay is. A shorter drum will have more articulation and be less "boomy." However, deeper drums have more projected volume for the simple reason that there is more shell material there to vibrate and, thus, resonate.

phantompong · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 6:42 am Post subject:

The 20x20 will go boooooooooom and the 26x14 will go WHAM.

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TamaDrummer · Tadpole Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 26

Wow!! i always liked more deeph no matter how the diameter of the drum is bu i wonder of there is or anywhere it can be made...32x30 drum...now thats a canyon

Cale · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:18 am Post subject:

canyon! haha.. I don't even know if that was a typo!

a 32x30 would probly be too big to be effectively played. The bigger the drum the more force required to create a full, resonant tone. So you'd pretty much have to be an NFL linebacker to have the leg power to make a 32x30 sound decent.
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TamaDrummer · Tadpole Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 26

well i mean u know with all this Technical tehnology with the light pedals and a large light weight beater u know u dont have to apply much force to it but what im saying u wont play it for a full song..just to give the song a lil BOOM for a BIg BOOM to it...then u would play a 26' for the song..just a lil taste...i would love to have one of those though i know it would be like...bigger than me when i hit on the drums lol im only 5'3

Saurencaerthai · King Kong Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 2609

I think I'd find myself more annoyed at the 26X14 when it came time to load it into the car.
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Levi · Sea Monkey Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 10

yea id go for the 20x20 just cos itd be easier to haul around

TamaDrummer · Tadpole Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 26

ya well i{d rather get the 30x32 and rent a u'haul...when comes to size...[SIZE METTERS[!!!haha