Drum hardware refers to equipment and parts, often metal, used to build or play a drum or drum kit. Hardware can be generally described as the, conventionally, non-percussive elements of the drum kit.
A drum "hoop" or "rim" may be made of metal, wood, or other materials and is used to hold a drumhead against a drum shell, either with bolts through metal "claws" attached directly to a hoop, or bolts through holes in a flanged rim. The bolts, calle...
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Drum hardware refers to equipment and parts, often metal, used to build or play a drum or drum kit. Hardware can be generally described as the, conventionally, non-percussive elements of the drum kit.
A drum "hoop" or "rim" may be made of metal, wood, or other materials and is used to hold a drumhead against a drum shell, either with bolts through metal "claws" attached directly to a hoop, or bolts through holes in a flanged rim. The bolts, called "tension rods," are screwed into threaded "lugs" attached to the drum shell, in order to tighten and tune the drumhead. A "drum key" is a type of wrench often used to screw the tension rods into the lugs.
Drum "badges" are labels attached to a drum shell used to identify the manufacturer of a drum. Often the serial number of the drum will also be on the badge, and the "vent" hole for two-sided drums is often placed through the badge with a grommet.
Bass drums have two "spurs" which are legs attached by clamps to either side of the drum, used...
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