Mounting
Bass drums are too large to be hand held and are always mounted in some way. The usual ways of mounting a bass drum are:
- Using a shoulder harness so that the heads are vertical.
- On a floor stand as part of a drum kit. The heads are always vertical when mounted in this way.
- On an adjustable cradle. In this situation, the heads may be adjusted to any position between vertical and horizontal.
- It is possible for the bass drum to have a single cymbal mounted on it.
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