n2xlr8n
Senior Member
I've always been very pleased with the ergonomics of my HT741 throne. However,
I recently had an incident occur that I feel important enough to share with my fellow drummers:
I had not been terribly thrilled with the "Sit tight" design of the seat bracket. It does not fit securely onto the plastic "bushing" provided unless it is tightened very strongly by hand. I think Tama designed the bracket this way to allow one to use the seat on other manufacturer's seat bases.
Over time, I have found that the seat mounting bracket becomes loose. When the seat bracket is tight, very little rotational movement is present in the seat. Initially, I had checked to ensure the bracket, or "Sit tight" was evenly torqued across its' ends. It was, so I assumed (and verified) that the plastic bushing was wearing slightly, and this would account for the need to re-tighten the seat bracket.
I was wrong.
Half way into rehearsal, the non-graded metric bolts used in the "Sit tight" assembly sheared, and I fell to the concrete floor, injuring my lower back. Upon inspection of the fasteners, I have concluded that the bolts themselves were stretching to the point of failure.
I have since replaced the metric hardware with 10.9 graded fasteners.
FWIW, I sent Tama a polite email regarding this issue on June 7, and haven't received a response.
They probably think I'm just another wacko looking a for a settlement.
Oh well, it is what it is.
SRJ
I recently had an incident occur that I feel important enough to share with my fellow drummers:
I had not been terribly thrilled with the "Sit tight" design of the seat bracket. It does not fit securely onto the plastic "bushing" provided unless it is tightened very strongly by hand. I think Tama designed the bracket this way to allow one to use the seat on other manufacturer's seat bases.
Over time, I have found that the seat mounting bracket becomes loose. When the seat bracket is tight, very little rotational movement is present in the seat. Initially, I had checked to ensure the bracket, or "Sit tight" was evenly torqued across its' ends. It was, so I assumed (and verified) that the plastic bushing was wearing slightly, and this would account for the need to re-tighten the seat bracket.
I was wrong.
Half way into rehearsal, the non-graded metric bolts used in the "Sit tight" assembly sheared, and I fell to the concrete floor, injuring my lower back. Upon inspection of the fasteners, I have concluded that the bolts themselves were stretching to the point of failure.
I have since replaced the metric hardware with 10.9 graded fasteners.
FWIW, I sent Tama a polite email regarding this issue on June 7, and haven't received a response.
They probably think I'm just another wacko looking a for a settlement.
Oh well, it is what it is.
SRJ