Bo Eder
Platinum Member
I've gone ahead and drilled my bass drum and installed the tom mount base plate onto the bass drum.
When I originally got the base plate, it came with a steel plate meant to be on the inside of the drum so as to sandwich the wood between in and the actual tom mount on the outside (it is a Tama piece).
As I went to install the screws, it seems the bubinga shells are thicker than usual and the screws did not extend far enough through the shell to connect to the base mount. However, if I remove the steel plate on the inside of the drum, the screws fit fine (all four of them have a lock washer and a bigger round washer that makes contact with the shell.
Question: do you think this inner steel plate necessary? Does "sandwiching" the wood make for a more stable mount or do you think it would really matter? Anyone do this and find it damaged the bass drum?
I suppose to do it right I'll have to locate slightly longer screws, but I'm willing to bet you can't just walk into a Home Depot and buy them, eh?
My bass drum is still in pieces, so there's no damage being done to them yet by hanging toms off of the mount. I'm wondering if I should be so concerned with that darn steel plate first. Any advice?
When I originally got the base plate, it came with a steel plate meant to be on the inside of the drum so as to sandwich the wood between in and the actual tom mount on the outside (it is a Tama piece).
As I went to install the screws, it seems the bubinga shells are thicker than usual and the screws did not extend far enough through the shell to connect to the base mount. However, if I remove the steel plate on the inside of the drum, the screws fit fine (all four of them have a lock washer and a bigger round washer that makes contact with the shell.
Question: do you think this inner steel plate necessary? Does "sandwiching" the wood make for a more stable mount or do you think it would really matter? Anyone do this and find it damaged the bass drum?
I suppose to do it right I'll have to locate slightly longer screws, but I'm willing to bet you can't just walk into a Home Depot and buy them, eh?
My bass drum is still in pieces, so there's no damage being done to them yet by hanging toms off of the mount. I'm wondering if I should be so concerned with that darn steel plate first. Any advice?