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Oct 18 04 4:22 PM

QUOTE (Luck7 @ Oct 17 2004, 05:49 PM)
Really you could, say if you sold heaps of stuff you didnt need but that would be stupid.

I'ma go make a list now, but its going to be a VERY short list.

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Oct 18 04 5:29 PM

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QUOTE (Luck7 @ Oct 17 2004, 05:49 PM)
Really you could, say if you sold heaps of stuff you didnt need but that would be stupid.

I'ma go make a list now, but its going to be a VERY short list.

Yeah, my short term list has no entries...this list that I mentioned spans the next 2 - 3 years...lol...poor student, what ya gonna do???

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Oct 18 04 11:35 PM

Can you get a backrest attachment for thrones without one? ie - the D1000?

Also, random question, can the pedal be seperated from the stand in hihats? If so can you buy them seperately (I have no reason to, I'm just curious).

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Oct 19 04 7:37 AM

QUOTE (SPAZ @ Oct 18 2004, 11:31 AM)
Can you get a backrest attachment for thrones without one? ie - the D1000?

Also, random question, can the pedal be seperated from the stand in hihats? If so can you buy them seperately (I have no reason to, I'm just curious).

I highly doubt that you can buy the pedal seperately. Even if you could, putting a new pedal onto an existing stand would be a nightmare what with all the tension and everything that has to be just right. As far as the backrest attachment goes, I have no idea but it would be a nice cilantro accessory, I'd definately go for one for my throne...saves buying a whole new one.

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Oct 20 04 12:00 AM

Its a yeas for the hi-hat and a no for the backrest. I have an iron cobra hi-hat with an eliminator footboard, it can be done you just have to be good with tools and have general part knowledge. Im in the middle of reversing one of my eliminators hi-hats. This way it will be closed normaly and when you push your foot down the hi-hat opens up.

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Oct 20 04 2:25 AM

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Its a yeas for the hi-hat and a no for the backrest. I have an iron cobra hi-hat with an eliminator footboard, it can be done you just have to be good with tools and have general part knowledge. Im in the middle of reversing one of my eliminators hi-hats. This way it will be closed normaly and when you push your foot down the hi-hat opens up.

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Oct 20 04 10:20 AM

Probably so he can play double bass patterns with a closed hi-hat but can also occasionally open up the hats with one foot? Just a guess.

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Oct 20 04 5:47 PM

If it's any help, when looking at gear i picture it in terms of gigs. i.e a new throne around $300 for a good one = 3 gigs. Then with that as a goal i do the gigs, get the goodies and plan for my next tasty item. Over the years my whole kit has been updated to pro and decent gear by this painless method.
And yet i play with musos on broken down, borrowed gear because their vices got the better of them.
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Oct 20 04 6:54 PM

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Probably so he can play double bass patterns with a closed hi-hat but can also occasionally open up the hats with one foot? Just a guess.

exactly, it also seems more practical to me, pushing your foot down for accents.

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Nov 2 04 6:11 AM

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QUOTE (Jay @ Oct 20 2004, 08:16 AM)
Probably so he can play double bass patterns with a closed hi-hat but can also occasionally open up the hats with one foot? Just a guess.

exactly, it also seems more practical to me, pushing your foot down for accents.

Ah i would love to be able to do that

Maybe you could post a guide or something Luck..

Also about that throne

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Nov 2 04 6:22 PM

I still havent finished it, its taking longer than expected to get the parts i need.

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Nov 2 04 6:40 PM

I thought of a way to make it so that the hi-hats open when you put your foot down - don't know if it's the way you're doing it.

It's like having a hi-hat in reverse: rather than the top cymbal moving, the bottom cymbal moves. You'd have to secure the top cymbal somehow so that it's fixed (on a shaft that doesn't move, obviously). Then the bottom cymbal will move down when you put your foot down. You'd get the same result as a regular pair of hi-hats except it will be closed and will only open when you stand on it.

The way I would design it:

A middle shaft that does not move at all - the top cymbal is attached to this shaft.
Then a hollow shaft which wraps around the middle shaft and moves up and down it. The bottom cymbal will rest on the top of the hollow shaft (probably with a clutch). The pedal will be attached to the hollow shaft so when you step on it the bottom cymbal is pulled downwards. Then when you let go again a spring mechanism will pull the bottom cymbal back up.

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Nov 2 04 7:17 PM

QUOTE (Jay @ Nov 2 2004, 06:36 PM)
I thought of a way to make it so that the hi-hats open when you put your foot down - don't know if it's the way you're doing it.

It's like having a hi-hat in reverse: rather than the top cymbal moving, the bottom cymbal moves. You'd have to secure the top cymbal somehow so that it's fixed (on a shaft that doesn't move, obviously). Then the bottom cymbal will move down when you put your foot down. You'd get the same result as a regular pair of hi-hats except it will be closed and will only open when you stand on it.

The way I would design it:

A middle shaft that does not move at all - the top cymbal is attached to this shaft.
Then a hollow shaft which wraps around the middle shaft and moves up and down it. The bottom cymbal will rest on the top of the hollow shaft (probably with a clutch). The pedal will be attached to the hollow shaft so when you step on it the bottom cymbal is pulled downwards. Then when you let go again a spring mechanism will pull the bottom cymbal back up.


Sounds like a smart idea, but you'd need a really hardout spring to be able to give enough tension to spring it up into a closed hi-hat sound?

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Nov 2 04 9:17 PM

Yeah it would need to be a pretty powerful spring.

I thought of where I would put the spring - it can go around the stationary shaft, with one end attached to the clutch of the top cymbal, and the other end attached to the clutch of the bottom cymbal (so it's coiling around the part of the shaft inbetween the two cymbals). That will keep the cymbals tightly clamped together until you step on the pedal.

I'm trying to come up with a way to retain the top cymbal as the one that moves and still have it open up when you step on the pedal.....

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