Floor tom To Snare Drum

TamaDrummer · Tadpole Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 26

Hi i have an extra floor tom which is the same size as my main floor tom...i dont need it i know i should just tune it lower to just have another tom but i really dont need it and i would like to convert it on to a snare so have you guys ever done that? a friend of my told me that what u do is drill little holes in the shell and thats where u would put your trow off and ur Snare BUTT which are the things that support the Snares right? well if i was do that then i would have to get a bottom Snare hoop of the size and then a thinner bottom snare head? and so replace the top with a snare head? but would it sound like a snare? ot more like a really wet fat *Horse's Patoot* sound?

tylerdrummer · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject:

... how bigs ur floor tom?(depth) if its like fourteen or sixteen i doubt itll fit on the snare stand, anditd look weird playing a snare with floor tom legs on it
sound i dont know.... always make a second bass

sfauts · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:32 am Post subject:

Ignore tyler....

Plenty have done this and it often sound awesome. The Floor tom legs are perfect, and you can get the same usual angles that you would with a snare stand.

Some shell modification is needed yes...

Check out http://www.drumdogs.com/message-board-forum/viewtopic.php?t=11647&highlight=

Superb project that has previously been done by a DD member.

Good luck!

tylerdrummer · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject:

thanxs douchebag
i didnt say it wouldnt work i said itd look weird

sfauts · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject:

tylerdrummer · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject:

dont call me a child....just dont.....

007david · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject:

All parties involved need to calm down and realize that there are things that matter far more than a random comment on the internet.

There's no need for the hostility here.
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shiloh · Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject:

I`ve converted a floor tom to a snare, was the coolest, fattest wet sound I ever got from a snare, didn`t need to mic it either. Very Happy

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