Drum Forum

[Humble Pie]

It's true. I had this nifty concept for a Roto Tom kit, found the appropriate pieces, but now I want more. Sure, I used to browse Craigslist casually, looking for a quick drum hookup, only to squelch the guilt by assuring myself that I wasn't getting enough Roto Tom action at home. But now, now it is uncontrollable. Sometimes I look for ads in other cities, even other states, longing for the 12" Roto Tom in LA, or the 6-8-10 set in Duluth. I even started up a flirty conversation with a guy in Boston who is selling a 6-16 set, just to feel the excitement of such an encounter. Sadly, it has devolved to the point that I wrote an angry email to someone selling a 6-18 set on eBay for an absurd $1500! Who does that hussy think they are, flaunting their stuff for such a ridiculous untouchable price??? It's OK, though. When I have room in the basement to set them up, I will be satisfied. Until then, I keep them hidden in the sump well from my wife so she won't know the terrible truth.

[danrothmusic]

They say the first step is admitting, I guess...

[FitchFY]

Hahaha - when you start e-mailing random people about their prices, you need to take a step back and maybe hit something with a shell.

A side note is Johnny Haro from The Dreaming uses a roto-tom based set up with triggers for his drum sound (on top of a normal kick and snare).

[race81]

I still have mine in the closet....:...The stand broke many moons ago,but I still have them, not even positive of the sizes 6,8,10 maybe.......Played and acted like I was a rock start when I was younger,.....those were the days.

[RumStik]

Don't think I'd ever go full roto-kit, but I have two 14's in my home setup and always will.

[Humble Pie]

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race81 wrote:

I still have mine in the closet....:...The stand broke many moons ago,but I still have them, not even positive of the sizes 6,8,10 maybe.......Played and acted like I was a rock start when I was younger,.....those were the days.

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Every drummer had a set of those when they started out, I think. I still have the 6" and 8" ones from my first kit somewhere. They will be added to the pRoto Kit. Oh yes. They will, by god. If I can find them, that is.

[Humble Pie]

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RumStik wrote:
Don't think I'd ever go full roto-kit, but I have two 14's in my home setup and always will.

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I still have my traditional kit, but this will be fun to play with for a while. I just need to solve pRoto Kit's stupid bar mounts. Not a fan of flat toms.

[melvinspeed]

Use a rotating multi-clamp to hold the tom screw. Voila... no more roto-tracks.

[Humble Pie]

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melvinspeed wrote:

Use a rotating multi-clamp to hold the tom screw. Voila... no more roto-tracks.

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I did that way back in the misty mists of time. Not a fan. I like the idea of utilizing a Tama dual-tom mount for 2 rototoms, not just having to buy another pile of hardware. Still, it may come down to that.

I need to invent something and get rich off of the millions of rototom customerrs out there. Then my pRoto Kit will be KING OF ALL! Or something.

[Rudolf von Hag…]

nothing unhealthy about roto tom

[1001gear]

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Rudolf von Hagenwil wrote:

nothing unhealthy about roto tom

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Bigger is better.

[Humble Pie]

Now if they can turn down all the musical echo-y crap in the foreground and let the man play!

[Humble Pie]

The last 2 pieces have been secured. Tomorrow I must tear everything apart and add the new 12" and 14" drums.

[cdawg]

must post pix, and video if you can. I have been thinking about 12 and 14 up and 16FT down for a while. just don't like the fit of the normal toms over the BD.

[Humble Pie]

I will post pics when I can. I have the same issue, I prefer low toms.

[1001gear]

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Humble Pie wrote:
I will post pics when I can. I have the same issue, I prefer low toms.

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Take a cue from the guy in the video. He's using clubs and arms. That's what technique is about. Gettin to the music.

[Humble Pie]

[zildjian@consol]

For country songs right?

[cdawg]

nice set-up, humble

[Dendy Jarrett]

There once back in the 80's was a pearl kit that incorporated a roto tom mounted above a fiberglass shell called Veri-pitch drums. They were pretty cool, cause you could change tuning on the fly. They didn't last very long however. I remember taking a yellow kit on trade in those, and reworking that kit so it had black pinstripping all over the yellow shells. (back in the Stryper days).

As a solid yellow, it sat for 6 months, after the black stripping, it lasted 6 hours and was sold.

Too funny the things that are out there!

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