Snare, Cymbals, Stands And Accessories Setup Guide Part Two

Depending on the type of hi hat stand you have, the rod might have a hinge in it, causing I t to flop over while still connected, rather than being straight upright. Next, look for a thick, hollow tube with what looks like a small plate on one end with a felt disc stacked on top of it. Take this hollow tube with the plate side facing up and put it over the long rod, so that the long rod is inside the hollow tube. If your long rod has a hinge, you'll need to hold it upright as you put the hollow tube over it. When the hollow tube is on the stand surrounding the long rod, tighten the hand screw on the side of it so it will stay in place.

Now it's time to look for the hi hat cymbals. They are most likely the two smallest cymbals in your collection of cymbals that came with your kit, and they are identical to each other in size, but not always in weight. There's a good chance that you'll find stamped writing on your hi hat cymbals, telling you which one is the top hi hat cymbal and which is the bottom hi hat cymbal. If your cymbals don't have stamped writing on them, then, by holding one in each hand, determine which is heavier. The heavier of the two is the bottom hi hat cymbal. If you can't determine which is heavier, don't worry about it. They may be the same weight, depending on the kind of hi hat cymbals you have.

If that's the case, it makes no difference which is the bottom or which is the top. Pick one and, with your magical powers, declare it to be the bottom. Now take the bottom cymbal and, holding it upside down (so that the dome on the top of the cymbal is facing down toward the floor), place it on the hi hat stand with the thin, long rod going through the hole in the cymbal. The bottom hi hat cymbal should now be resting on the felt stacked on top of the plate on the end of the hollow tube. Locate your clutch and the top hi hat cymbal.

If you look at your clutch, you'll see that one end of it has a little disc that you can turn until it comes off of the end of the clutch. Take that disc off of the end of the clutch, along with one of the two small fuzzy discs (called felts) that you'll also see there. Now take your top hi hat cymbal and put the exposed end of the clutch through the hole in the cymbal and up against the felt, with the dome of the cymbal facing up.

Next take the felt and the disc that you removed from the clutch earlier and thread it onto the exposed end of the clutch that is now sticking out of the hole in the bottom of the tip lid cymbal. You will have to hold the cymbal and clutch upside down with the dome of the cymbal facing the floor to do this properly. Now your top hi hat cymbal has the clutch fully attached to it. if the clutch is not holding the cymbal very tightly and it's wiggling around, tighten it by turning the disc that is now underneath the cymbal.

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By Ronald Black who talks about Xylophones and Electronic Drum Sets and teaches beginner drummers.

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