Snare, Cymbals, Stands And Accessories Setup Guide Part Three

If you have assembled your Hi Hat cymbals correctly, your two hi hat cymbals would now be on top of each other on the hi hat stand, looking like a sandwich. If you step on the hi hat pedal, you'll see the rod going up and down uselessly. Step on the pedal just a little bit, and then tighten the hand screw on the outside of the clutch. Then, when you lift up your foot and the rod goes up, it will take the clutch and the top hi hat cymbal up along with it. The amount of space between the hi hat cymbals when your foot is not on the pedal is determined by how much you press down on the pedal while tightening the clutch. The average distance between the two cymbals in the open position should be about an inch.

After you've been playing drums for a while, you'll develop your own idea of how open you want your hi hats to be in the pedal up position. Feel free to experiment. If you look on the side of the disc that's under the bottom hi hat cymbal, you might find a small thumb screw. This is used to tilt the bottom cymbal so that you'll get a solid "chick" sound when you press down on the pedal with your feet and bring the two cymbals together. If you press down on the pedal and you feel a cushion of air, and the sound of the two cymbals joining is not very loud, tilt the bottom cymbal slightly using the thumb screw.

In your setup, the hi hat goes to the left of the snare drum so that you can use your left foot to step on it while playing. By now, you should have your throne, your bass drum with the pedal on it, your snare drum and stand, and your hi hat in your setup. Go grab your floor tom and put it over to the right, outside of your legs. Now you're ready to move on. Cymbals When it comes to cymbals, there are four basic types: hi hat cymbals, crash cymbals, ride cymbals, and what we call special effects cymbals. You've already met your hi hat cymbals when you were setting them up earlier, so now I'll talk about the other types.

The Crash Cymbal I If your new kit has only one cymbal, it is likely to be a crash cymbal. These can vary in size, usually from 16 to 20 inches. The cymbal in your kit that is the next size larger than your hi hats is most likely your crash cymbal. (When you're learning how to play later on in this guide, you'll get a full explanation of the different types of cymbals and their uses, but for now let's just get them set up.) Earlier, I had you set up the cymbal stands, so let's bring that crash cymbal over to one of them and take a look at that stand. You'll notice that the height of the cymbal stands can be adjusted, so bring the height of the cymbal stand high enough so you can stand up and work with it. At the top of the stand, you'll see what's called the cymbal tilter, we will talk more about the cymbal tilter in the part four of this guide.

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By Ronald Black who talks about Pearl Drums and Premier Drums and teaches beginner drummers.

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