Have anyone made DIY bass drum??

[drummercat]

I searched this site for information ,
I know a lot of people here have made DIY snare and toms , but how about bass drum??

If I want to build a 12" bass drum , I need:

(1)drumshell and lugs (leecustom)
(2)piezo (other than roland,where can I order it ??)
(3)the hareware (legs, mounts)
(4)mesh head (roland)
(5)cone (where can I find it??)
(6)anything else?? pls give me some tips.

Thanks!!

[sepdrums]

Actually, I was going to do it - I have everything ready (except for shell) - dw style camco lugs, spurs, hoops, lugs, remo muffles,etc... I would let it all go pretty inexpensively - it is all just sitting there...

The hoops are for a 22" drum but the hardware will fit any size drum....

Erik
SEP

[BtnkBndt]

I just use a TriggerPerfect hoop mounted unit and a mesh head on a 22" kick, works fine for me. No need to go through the cone method on the kick.

If you want internal/center triggering all you need is a crossmember and a foam/piezo trigger setup like the simple version on my site (here I go promoting again, sorry ).

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[Marc.]

Hi drummercat. I think someone around here used a PD-120 and made some sort of mounting apparatus and attached it to the bottom bar of the rack.

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[drummercat]

I asked leecustom for international order and
have no luck.....
But today I went to a local piano shop ,
and found what I need~~~~
a 16"x16: floor tom cost me only HKD$350 (USD45)~~~
It made in china.....poor quality acoustic drum, but seems not important for me~~~
I am going to cut it to 2 halves for my 2 bass drum~~~~

[drummercat]

Originally posted by sepdrums:
Actually, I was going to do it - I have everything ready (except for shell) - dw style camco lugs, spurs, hoops, lugs, remo muffles,etc... I would let it all go pretty inexpensively - it is all just sitting there...

The hoops are for a 22" drum but the hardware will fit any size drum....

Erik
SEP

Hi sepdrums,
22" seems too big for my set up.....
(because I want to place 2 of this inside the rack~~)
thanks for your help anyway~~~

[drummercat]

Originally posted by BtnkBndt:
I just use a TriggerPerfect hoop mounted unit and a mesh head on a 22" kick, works fine for me. No need to go through the cone method on the kick.

If you want internal/center triggering all you need is a crossmember and a foam/piezo trigger setup like the simple version on my site (here I go promoting again, sorry ).

Hi Btnkbndt~
thanks for you information on your site!!
(excellent setup !)
seems I will use HARTS ADC for bass drum triggering~~~

[drummercat]

Originally posted by Marc.:
Hi drummercat. I think someone around here used a PD-120 and made some sort of mounting apparatus and attached it to the bottom bar of the rack.

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Hi Marc.
Thanks for your help~
but PD-120 is too expensive for me.....
I am going to make two 16" bass drum from a cheap acoustic floor tom~~~~
let you know if success~

[MPCman]

LOOK!

Pearl builds a 16" floortom to bassdrum conversion kit http://www.pearldrum.com/pearlnews/tec0007.html

[drummercat]

Originally posted by MPCman:
LOOK!

Pearl builds a 16" floortom to bassdrum conversion kit http://www.pearldrum.com/pearlnews/tec0007.html

Drummaker.com have something similar.... http://www.drummaker.com/babykick.html


Pearl`s design seems better....my own opinion.

[newdrum]

Thanks for the mention,
we have added a few new riser models to our BabyKick line...
see them all here:
http://www.drummaker.com/babykick

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