On: Why do drum sets have descending toms?

[ArtTimeInvestor]

I tried to find the answer in the text but wasn't able to. It seems to be stuffed to the extreme with related information and anecdotes. Making the central point almost impossible to grasp. If it is in there at all. As I said, I could not find it.

Was text written like this before the days of SEO?

[dhosek → ArtTimeInvestor]

The headline is a bit ambiguous, but by descending he means having greater depth as the pitch lowers.

[wombatmobile → ArtTimeInvestor]

Yes. What is this article about???

The pitch of the sound of each drum?

The softness or hardness of the drum when hit with a certain force?

The height of the surface of each drum above the floor?

What point/s is/are the article making about these characteristics?