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Here's a weird question, but I'm a weird guy....anyway, which way looks cooler, with the tom on the mount or on the snare stand? Either way is comfortable, so it's just a visual thing.

Posted on 11 years ago
#1
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I vote snare stand...

Cheers

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1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
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Posted on 11 years ago
#2
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From grantro

I vote snare stand...Cheers

2nd to that looks more stable... and cooler ( more air circulation around the tom)..

Cheers

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Posted on 11 years ago
#3
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I love snare stand mounted toms, but the swiv o matic is cool as ice, and one less piece of hardware to haul around. So the stock tom mount is my vote here.

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Posted on 11 years ago
#4
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i like it on the mount, looks more natural to me and i like the swiv o mount, it's cool.

Stay Wiggly,
Robyn
Posted on 11 years ago
#5
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You asked which way looks cooler. As a Rogers guy, I have to say that a tom hanging on the original swivo mount always looks cooler and more authentic. I'm also a big proponent of minimizing the hardware I have to carry, but again, you're not asking about convenience or practicality, you're asking about appearance. For display purposes, I think a kit should resemble the catalog shot... swivo mount all the way!

Mike

-No Guru... still learning more every day-
Posted on 11 years ago
#6
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Always on the mount. It was designed that way.

Posted on 11 years ago
#7
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On the mount.

Toms using the snare stand is too "expensive and pretentious DW Drum-ish"

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Posted on 11 years ago
#8
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I like the the tom mount, but using the snare stand makes it look more compact. Can you lower and shift the angle of the tom a little when it's on the mount and have it still be comfortable? In my opinion, that would really make it look great.

Just don't tell Dave Clark. :D His toms were in the clouds.

-Tim

Posted on 11 years ago
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From thornbeck

Just don't tell Dave Clark. :D His toms were in the clouds.-Tim

Yah Tim, I never understood Dave Clark's tom configuration. I remember seeing him on either Ed Sullivan or Hullabaloo and wondering why he mounted his larger tom on the left (Trixon-style). Plus his tom sizes looked more like modern "power" toms than anything available in the Rogers catalog.

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