floor tom mounting

capybaralet · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:05 pm Post subject: floor tom mounting

so I read somewhere that (ideally) floor toms don't have legs and are mounted like toms...

my question is, is this actually possible for something like a 18x16 floor tom?
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Snake · Big Lion Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 989 Location: DFW

I've never seen a 18" RIMS style mount (16" is the biggest I've seen), but Gauger does make a "floating" floor tom mount. It's the same idea as RIMS but in reverse - instead of hanging by the top hoop, it floats on the bottom hoop.
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007david · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:44 pm Post subject:

Yep, it's rather possible.

Premier Artist · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 2:24 am Post subject:

Sure, You can suspend a 18" tom with RIMS on a rack or similar solutions but from my experience the tom will get pretty unstable, especially if the tom is mounted parallell to the floor. The tom wiggles a lot when it's played. Could work better if the drum is tilted though.

I think David007's link provided a better solution than rack mounted RIMS.
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