Basket / cradle - Three armed holder into which the snare drum is placed and secured.

Bass drum / Kick Drum - The bass drum is placed with the head vertical to the floor and is hit by a pedal operated beater.

Bass Drum Clamp - A clamp fitted to the Bass drum shell to allow stands to be mounted directly onto or into the drum.

Bass Drum Pedal - Foot pedal operated by the drummer to hit the bass drum.

Bass Drum Spurs - Adjustable legs with rubber or spiked feet that are attached to either side of the front of the bass drum to stabilise the drum and to counter slippage when playing.

Batter Head - or the TOP head: this is the head that is struck with the stick.

Bearing Edge - The edge of the drum shell where the drum head lays. Like the part of a pot where the lid sits.

Beater - The part of the pedal that hits the bass drum head, constructed individually or in a combination from wood, plastic or felt, mounted on a metal rod (shaft) fixed to the pedal body.

Boom Stand - A straight stand but with added joints allowing horizontal adjustment of a boom arm onto which the cymbal is placed.

Clamps - Ancillary hardware fitted to pre existing tom or cymbal stands to allow further holders or boom arms to be attached.

Clutch - An attachment for securing the top of a cymbal to a moveable central rod.

Cymbals - Circular discs of metal alloy that are shaped by various processes to provide an instrument that provides emphasis, texture, or effect.

Cymbal Extension - Fits on the top of another stand allowing more than one cymbal to be mounted on the same stand.

Cymbal stand - Stands to hold cymbals and other equipment.

Double Bass Pedal - Same as the bass pedal but with a second pedal at the sub-second foot which allows the drummer to play with both feet using 2 beaters.

Drive Unit - Usually either a chain, metal strip or man-made strip that connects the footplate to the beater holder.

Drumset / Drum Kit - A collection of percussion instruments generally including a bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, and toms.

Drum Head - A round membrane which stretches across a drum to produce sound.

Drum Key - A small T-shaped wrench used to turn tension rods.

Drum Rack - Framework that surrounds or sits in front of the drummer onto which the drum kit except the bass drum(s), floor tom(s) and snare drum can be mounted.

Footplate - Hinged part of the pedal pressed on by the drummer's foot.

Hoop - Large rim for a bass drum; usually made of wood.

Hi-Hat Stand - Pedal operated stand that holds two horizontal cymbals, the bottom cymbal being stationary and the top cymbal movement controlled by pedal movement. Pressing on the pedal brings the cymbals together, relaxing pressure separates the cymbals.

Lugs - The metal casings attached to the drum into which the tension rods screw to tune the head. The lugs do vary from drum make to drum make and the lugs do sometimes vary in size.

Memory Locks - Fitted to tom holders and cymbal stands to allow accurate repositioning when setting up the drum set.

Other stand - Tom holder fitted into a clamp attached to a stand already holding another item.

Rack mounts - Collars fitted to rack to allow cymbal stands / tom holders to be accurately placed.

Remote Hi Hat - Same principle as Hi-Hat but cymbals on open/closing unit can be placed anywhere on the kit due to cable running from pedal to remote spring mechanism, rod & stand.

Resonant head - or the BOTTOM head: the head that controls the drum's resonance.

Rim - Metal hoop used to hold the head. Tension rods go through the holes and into the lugs to tension the head.

Rod - Thin metal rod running from tension mechanism at base of stand up to top of stand.

Snares - Wires stretched across the resonant head of a snare drum which vibrate when the batter head is struck.

Snare drum - The drum that generally sits between a player's legs. The bottom of the drum is home to a set of wires that resonate when the top head is struck giving the distinctive snare sound. Snare drums are generally played with sticks or brushes.

Snare Drum Stand - Low stand onto which the snare drum is placed.

Straight Stand - Cymbal stand with vertical adjustment only.

Tension Rod - The bolt that goes through holes in the rim, used to pull the head down across the bearing edge, and tighten or loosen for tuning. Tension rods do sometimes vary in length depending where it is used.

Tension Unit - Spring unit with adjustment to control the degree of resistance against the pressure exerted on the footboard by the drummer. Controls the degree of recoil.

Throw-off - Adjustable mechanism on snare drum that determines the degree of tension on the snare wires or if they are in contact with the resonant head of the snare drum or not.

Toms/Rack Toms - The small to medium/large drums that are mounted on top of, or to the side, of the Bass drum(s). Floor toms in varying depths. There are no hard and fast rules as to tom numbers and placement.

Tom Holder - Attachment for holding toms.

Tom stand - Tom stand with tom holder fitted to the top.

Zero-ring - An O-shaped piece of plastic the diameter of a drum used to slightly muffle it, by laying on top of the head. Can be cut out of old heads or purchased.