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Drum Kit

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A drum kit is an arrangement of drums, cymbals, and other percussion instruments that a drummer assembles for their routine. They are most often arranged in an arc around a single seat, to provide the best access from a single position to all the instruments. This is because unlike guitarists and keyboardists, a band will typically only have 1 drummer.

You can purchase a basic drum kit with a typical setup from any music store. These setups will include anywhere from two to five drums, depending on the model. A common setup is one base drum, a snare drum, and three toms. Kits are measured by the number of drums in them, even though there are many other items in a drum kit, such as a cymbal stand, or hat.

There is some incongruity in the measurements of a drum kit. Some manufacturers will write a fourteen inch wide and five inch deep drum like this 14 x 5. Others seem to feel it is better written as 5 x 14. Why there is no standard for measurements in the art of drum making, I have no idea. But it’s a good thing to keep in mind when shopping for drums, sometimes they’re just saying it backwards, it is up to you which direction backwards is.

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