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The title doesn’t match the article. It’s not about why toms descend in tone (typically - unless you are Jimmy Chamberlain and a handful of others). It’s about
by lc9er 5y ago
The title doesn’t match the article. It’s not about why toms descend in tone (typically - unless you are Jimmy Chamberlain and a handful of others). It’s about why toms have variable lengths.
- Hackbraten 5y agoIsn’t descending a suitable word to describe just that? Like descending stairs?
- bjt 5y agoBut who's to say they're descending rather than ascending? A person can ascend stairs, or descend. A drummer could play an ascending pattern on their toms, or a descending pattern. But neither the toms or stairs have an inherent upward or downward direction.
- Cogito 5y agoI took it to mean the toms were descending towards the ground like stalactites descend towards the ground - they used to be shorter and now they're longer.
- adrianmonk 5y agoI guess the way they mean it is not about playing. It's about how, as your eye moves from one tom to the next, you see the bottom of the tom's shell getting lower.
- darkerside 5y agoIt's acceptable, but I agree it's confusing. Variable length would be more suitable because it's less ambiguous.