Post by AlexHey Guys,
just wondering if anyone knows any good conversion kits to change a floor
tom to a jungle/jazz/club kit?
thanks
the kit JG1 by pearl, which in europe is sold at about 30 euros, works very
nice with 14" and 16" floor toms, and , as far as I can figure out, it
should work as well on 18".
...but you'll have to add an ISS tom mount on the rim, or, in the worst
scenario, drill a 7/8"" hole in order to mount the socket directly on the
shell.
the ISS works in an excellent way and is not very expensive, but it add some
extra weight and won't hook firmly on a thin 1.3mm triple flange hoop, so
you should have a dyna or a die cast on the batter side.
alternatives I've seen are by DW, or axis, but cost a lot more.
most elegant and light weight solution would be a couple of rubbered L-rods
as legs, a couple of bass drum wood hoops (several china spare part producer
now have 16" maple bass hoops available), and a bass drum raiser (the mapex
one is the best I've used). Obviously, the final cost of such solution is
pretty high