Buy Drums at Knapp's Music Center in Bangor, Maine
Buy drums at Knapp’s Music Center in Bangor, Maine. We offer new instrument sales, used instrument sales, instrument service, and instrument repair. Choose from assorted brands and styles. If you want hand drums or drum kits, Yahama or Ludwig, we can help you. Call us at (207) 947-8888 or (855) 870-8823 to find out more. You can also contact us online.
Understand the Specific Parts in a Typical Drum Kit
Drum kits come in various sizes and generally get numbered by counting the toms and then adding the other drums. The most common kit is a five-piece set. Typically, a five-piece drum kit has two tom-toms, a floor tom, a bass drum, and a snare drum. In addition to the drums, a drum kit usually includes different types of cymbals:
Tom Toms and Floor Toms
Tom Tom drums are long and narrow. They usually have small heads, and drummers hit them with their hands. Floor toms are tom-toms created with larger drum shells. These types of tom toms stand upright on the floor. Floor toms usually get struck with sticks or soft hand mallets.
Bass Drums
Bass drums are the largest and deepest-sounding drums in a set. Musicians usually play bass drums with a pair of felt-headed sticks, also known as beaters. In a kit, the bass drum is usually struck by a pedal-operated mallet. Bass drums are also known as kick drums.
Snare Drums
Manufacturers use cylindrical shells of wood, plywood, or metal to create snare drums. Snare drums have nylon, wire, or wire-covered silk strings stretched across their heads, held in place by two hoops. The vibration of this drum’s sound gets sent from the upper head by air vibrations inside the drum. When struck with a drumstick, snare drums produce a sharp, high-pitched, staccato sound.
Cymbals
Cymbals in a drum kit vary. The common types used in a drum set include crash, ride, and hi-hats cymbals. Crash cymbals produce a loud, sharp “crash” sound, are held by straps, and clapped together. Ride cymbals are larger than crash cymbals and struck with sticks. They keep the beat or play a specific rhythmic pattern with short, sharp sounds. Hi-hats are mounted on metal stands. They consist of two cymbals and a pedal and produce a short, crisp, muted percussive sound, known as a “chick.”
Tom Toms and Floor Toms
Tom Tom drums are long and narrow. They usually have small heads, and drummers hit them with their hands. Floor toms are tom-toms created with larger drum shells. These types of tom toms stand upright on the floor. Floor toms usually get struck with sticks or soft hand mallets.
Bass Drums
Bass drums are the largest and deepest-sounding drums in a set. Musicians usually play bass drums with a pair of felt-headed sticks, also known as beaters. In a kit, the bass drum is usually struck by a pedal-operated mallet. Bass drums are also known as kick drums.
Snare Drums
Manufacturers use cylindrical shells of wood, plywood, or metal to create snare drums. Snare drums have nylon, wire, or wire-covered silk strings stretched across their heads, held in place by two hoops. The vibration of this drum’s sound gets sent from the upper head by air vibrations inside the drum. When struck with a drumstick, snare drums produce a sharp, high-pitched, staccato sound.
Cymbals
Cymbals in a drum kit vary. The common types used in a drum set include crash, ride, and hi-hats cymbals. Crash cymbals produce a loud, sharp “crash” sound, are held by straps, and clapped together. Ride cymbals are larger than crash cymbals and struck with sticks. They keep the beat or play a specific rhythmic pattern with short, sharp sounds. Hi-hats are mounted on metal stands. They consist of two cymbals and a pedal and produce a short, crisp, muted percussive sound, known as a “chick.”
Knapp's Music Center Offers All Ages Assorted Musical Instruments
In addition to drums, Knapp’s Music Center has an assorted inventory of new and used musical instruments. Customers of all ages can find woodwinds, small and large pianos, electric or acoustic guitars, and various orchestral instruments. We also offer repair services.
Serving Bucksport, Maine, Hermon, Maine, Brewer, Maine, and Beyond
Musical instruments are only one aspect of how we benefit our customers. We offer guitar lessons and sell both music accessories and amplifiers. At Knapp’s Music Center we proudly serve Bucksport, Hermon, and Brewer Maine, and surrounding areas. Contact us or visit our store if you live or work in:
Bar Harbor, Maine | Bangor, Maine | Belfast, Maine | Brewer, Maine | Bucksport, Maine | Camden, Maine | Ellsworth, Maine | Glenburn, Maine | Hampden, Maine | Hermon, Maine | Newport, Maine | Rockland, Maine | And surrounding areas
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