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The development of the drum can not be separated from the services of Negroes (ex-slaves), in those days they only played like a marching band in New Orleans (pre-jazz or early 20th century) there are a lot of marching band, brass-band, and ensamble; particularly brass band formed by the Negroes (ex-serf).
Beat marching bands formed by drumming the beat that is played by two to three drummers. The first is a double bass drum cymbal player, the second is a snare drum player and the third (if any) played cymbals, wood blocks or other securities (the player is often dubbed as 'utility man'). Drum units are carried by each player, as he played, he walked all or procession (around town, or around the complex) or placed on the stand, when ensamble or brass band playing in a place without running (procession). Many of its members, to take place when the concert field.
In 1910, found the system to play the bass drum pedal. One pioneer was William F. Ludwig Sr. Then the drum units are incorporated into drumset consisting of bass drum (26 "28"), snare drum, floor-tom, and cymbal, cymbal which hung on the booth. Drumset is equipped with a rack on wheels to put drumming accessories and equipment such as sticks, malet, wire-brush, wood-block, cow-bells, shakers and others. Sometimes it was coupled with a tool that can remove the artificial sound of washboard.
Drums actually mixed. There is a snare, tom-tom, bass, conga, tymbal, mondo, drum, tabla ... etc, they actually were the drums, because playing with beated. But we are considering is the drumset, which arguably form the most modern drum. Drumset itself actually consists of three drums, the Snare, tom-tom and bass drum. For tom-toms still be divided by two more, namely: Mounted tom and floor tom-tom (depending on the placement and diameter only). Of the three elements there are still some important elements, namely cymbals, hardware (pedal, hihat stand, cymbal stand, snare stand, tom holder / tom stand) and the drumhead.
Tom-tom consists of a variety of sizes both in depth and diameter. The size of a drum bias written 12 × 10 which means that the depth of 12 inches and 10 inches in diameter. Diameter varies tom-tom, tom-toms are usually the smallest diameter 6 ", and continues to 8", 10 ", 12", 13 ", 14", 15 ", 16", 18 "and 20". The size of the tom-tom 14 "and above can be classified as a floor tom-tom, but depending on the peletakannya too. Tom-tom using 2 drumhead, top and bottom, except in the 70s where the tom and bass drum-only use 1 drumhead, and his voice was ugly. Agency tom-tom or commonly referred to as the shell is made of wood. To drum beginner classes usually using Mahogany wood and for the professional classes typically use Birch wood and Maple. Birch and Maple wood is more expensive because it produces a sound or tone was round and clear. Wood on the tom-toms usually have a thickness of 4 to 10 mm. Timber thinned the resulting sound richer and sensitive. While the thick wood resulting sound louder, but her voice is not too rich and less sensitive.
Bass drums are not too different from the tom-tom, bass drum only has a larger diameter, 16 ", 18", 20 ", 22", 24 "and even 26" or more. And bass drum beaten with the pedal and put under. But it does not sound like a bass drum tom-tom-voiced "Dung ..." but it tends to sound "Dug ..." (more dead voice.) Wood bass drum tends to be thick to produce louder and for the resilience of the drum itself.
Snare drum is a drum the most different among the others (of the form and voice). And the snare drum is a key element of the drumset (which most often beaten). Drums are usually sized 10 "to 15", but the most commonly used is the size of 14 ". What makes the difference in the snare drum that is at the bottom of the drum. Underneath the wire-wire spiral or who actually called Snare Wire / strainer. Things that make a difference on the snare drum. If you hit the head above the snare wire under the immediately responded, by way of 'hitting' head back down and produce a sharp sound. Therefore, the actual 'life' of the snare drum is located on the snare wirenya. If snare wirenya removed then the resulting sound is similar to the tom-tom.
Cymbals, again is 'alive' for the drumset, because it almost impossible to play drums without cymbals. Cymbals consist of 4 types of them, namely:
1. Hihat cymbals:
'heart' cymbals and drums. Useful to keep time / tempo. consists of a pair of cymbals. measures 8 "to 15". Standard size 14 "
2. Ride cymbal:
Same function with the hihat, but with different shapes and sounds. Consists of only one cymbal but large-sized 18 "to 22". standard size 20 "
3. Crash cymbal:
Useful to give a phrase / tone in a song. Measuring 13 "to 22"depending on the tastes of players.
4. Effects cymbals:
Securities consist of Splash cymbal, bell, china and swiss. Useful to give a 'color' on a specific song. Splash and bell are sized 6 "to 12" and for china and swiss usually measuring 16 "to 22".
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