Bass drum is one of the biggest part among drum kit/drum set
especially in the modern drum. And bass
drum is the source of a low pitch or
tone. Bass drum ispercussion instrument
and vary in size and are used in several musical genres.
The type usually seen or heard in orchestral,
concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum (in Italian: gran
cassa, gran tamburo). It is the largest drum of the orchestra.The pitched bass
drum, generally used in marching bands and drum corps. This is tuned to a
specific pitch and is usually played in a set of three to six drums.
The kit bass drum
may be more heavily muffled than the classical bass drum, and it is popular for
drummers to use a pillow, blanket, or professional muffler inside the drum,
resting against the batter head, to dampen the blow from the pedal, and produce
a shorter "thud". Different beaters have different effects, and felt,
wood and plastic that is popular. Bass drums sometimes have a tom-tom mount on the top.
Size of bass drum, in a drum kit, the bass drum is much smaller than in the traditional
orchestral use, most commonly 20 or 22 inches (51 or 56 cm) in diameter. Sizes
range from 16 to 28 inches (41 to 71 cm) in diameter while depths range for 14
to 22 inches (36 to 56 cm), with 16 or 18 in (41 or 46 cm) being normal.
The standard bass
drum size of past years was 20 in × 14 in (51 cm
× 36 cm), with 22 in × 18 in (56 cm
× 46 cm) being the current standard. Many manufacturers are now
publishing the 'power drum' concept as with tom-toms, with an 18 in
(46 cm) depth (22×18 in) to further lower the drum's fundamental
note.
