A tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares named from the anglo indian and sinhala language.
Floor tom definition.
Floor tom definition the largest of the tom toms and as such it sits on its own feet metal rods on the floor.
Up and two floor toms resting on the ground i e.
In the master drum key they are identified as tom 1 tom 2 floor tom 1 and floor tom 2 see below.
It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century.
A floor tom is a double headed tom tom drum which usually stands on the floor on three legs.
Br br the deepest tom generally on a standard drum set.
Two up two down tom arrangement.
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.
It is not to be confused with a tam tam a gong the tom is popular and used by players worldwide.
In the last 20 years drummers have also mounted their floor toms on cymbal stands.
16x16 floor tom with traditional mounting.
It sits upright on 3 legs.
However they can also be attached to a cymbal stand with a drum clamp or supported by a rim mount.