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Concert Toms

Posted by New Percussion Director on 1/22/2026, 10:36 am

I'm looking at getting a new set of 4 concert toms for our school. What sizes go well to accommodate for most percussion/concert pieces? I'm thinking about getting a 6", 8", 10", and 12".

Any thoughts or opinions? Thanks!

Re: Concert Toms

Posted by Clumpton on 1/25/2026, 5:22 pm, in reply to "Concert Toms"

Absolutely do not purchase 6 and 8. Get 10 12 13 14 and that will serve 95 percent of your needs. Also get double-sided. I prefer the Yamaha oak set that comes with the stands.

Re: Concert Toms

Posted by Hmm on 1/22/2026, 6:42 pm, in reply to "Concert Toms"

I've need large toms far more often than I've needed small toms.

Get good stands that the students will be able to use or you might be doing a lot of setting up or repairing.

Re: Concert Toms

Posted by standard on 1/22/2026, 4:34 pm, in reply to "Concert Toms"

10, 12, 13, 14

Then add outside drums as budget and needs allow in the future.

Re: Concert Toms

Posted by Me on 1/22/2026, 2:43 pm, in reply to "Concert Toms"

I would go one of the following three setups.

10"/12"/13"/14"
10"/12"/13"/15"
10"/12"/14"/16" (if you really want some low end).

No need for 6"/8" toms unless you have the others first.

Re: Concert Toms

Posted by DesertJazz on 1/22/2026, 2:14 pm, in reply to "Concert Toms"

I think we have the10, 12, 13, 14 set of these: https://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/yamaha-concert-toms/concert-toms

I'd make sure you have a deeper dom in the mix personally to add the punch you sometimes need. That set can be tuned melodically, no problem for most pieces. If you really need a tiny one, you can always set up one of your marching tenors to fill the gap.

As always with percussion, I can't recommend calling the guys at Steve Weiss strongly enough. They're the best in the business in my opinion and tend to have the best prices too.

Re: Concert Toms

Posted by Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson on 1/22/2026, 1:01 pm, in reply to "Concert Toms"

I might get 10", 12", 13" and 14" toms. A set of 8 toms has 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16" drums, and the middle 4 drums ought to serve you well for most purposes.

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