When mounted properly the ISS mounts work fine.
When mounted properly the ISS mounts work fine.
what exactly do you mean by "properly"?
nice and tight, straight
I've used them before and found them to work just fine, never had any problems. I have heard lots of complaints about them as well though.
Anyone have pics of these mounts?
these can deaden your drums, beware.. check out pearl's optimounts or gibraltar's d.s.s.
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I wouldn't say they would "damage" the drum, but there are definitely better tom mounts out there.
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i think ill order one of each type of tom mount for a specific drum and put up some reviews after awhile to be sure
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one thing i noticed while shopping is they seem to be intended for drum sizes 12-16", so i cant say how well their adaption to other sizes might be
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I have had a VSX set with I.S.S. mounts for a couple of year now and haven't had any trouble with the I.S.S. mounts. My tom sizes are 10", 12", and 13". I suspect that over the long haul, the I.S.S. mounts might be hard on stamped metal rims and one might find cast rims a better choice. As for "deadening the sound", I would say that how the heads are tuned will be more of a factor than the type of mount. IMHO
i prolly just read some bad reviews then. so your saying they should be fine for die cast hoops?
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I have been using one for my Firecracker snare for over a year and have NO issues with it at all.I do agree about keeping tight at all times and making sure that it is straight and sitting where it should be.
thanks for the pics lesizmor that helped!
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The screws do not go into the rim. They go into the lower part of the mount which clamps on to the rim. I'm not sure either if I.S.S. mounts will go on cast rims. Optimounts look like the best way to go. Yes, they do go on the tension rods but they also spread the load over a bigger area than several other types of mounts and don't go through the shell.
it doesnt really concern me as i use 2.3 triple flanged hoops, but i would like to find out for certain for future projects
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