Larry
"Uncle Larry"
IMO, wingnuts are confounded pieces of unnecessary metal that slows down the setting up/tearing down aspect of my gig for no real benefit.
I've never poked my eye, (is he serious?) I've never had a cymbal fall off from hitting it so hard, and I don't see the need for them since I play flat cymbals.
I use cymbal crowns, a soft rubber thing that screws down on the cymbal stand threads, acts as a felt without using a felt, protects the cymbal from the stand, and doesn't take up any lateral real estate whatsoever on my bell.. I use hi hat clutch felts on the cymbal crowns because gravity will make regular felts fall off. The hi hat felts hold tight, but you really don't need felts, the rubber is soft enough.
They cost like 5 bucks and last about a year, but it's the best thing I've found. Slick nuts are too big, I always hit them. The cymbal crowns will keep your cymbal from being blown off outdoors, or from smacking it too hard (Yikes!)
If your cymbals are way tilted, you need something. I don't like tilted cymbals. I like the edge available to me. I can get the sound I want much easier. I used to use automotive fuel line and cut it to length, much cheaper, but they don't prevent the cymbal from getting blown off outdoors.
I've never poked my eye, (is he serious?) I've never had a cymbal fall off from hitting it so hard, and I don't see the need for them since I play flat cymbals.
I use cymbal crowns, a soft rubber thing that screws down on the cymbal stand threads, acts as a felt without using a felt, protects the cymbal from the stand, and doesn't take up any lateral real estate whatsoever on my bell.. I use hi hat clutch felts on the cymbal crowns because gravity will make regular felts fall off. The hi hat felts hold tight, but you really don't need felts, the rubber is soft enough.
They cost like 5 bucks and last about a year, but it's the best thing I've found. Slick nuts are too big, I always hit them. The cymbal crowns will keep your cymbal from being blown off outdoors, or from smacking it too hard (Yikes!)
If your cymbals are way tilted, you need something. I don't like tilted cymbals. I like the edge available to me. I can get the sound I want much easier. I used to use automotive fuel line and cut it to length, much cheaper, but they don't prevent the cymbal from getting blown off outdoors.