MrWriter
Active Member
Ok, this is a strange post but I'm hoping somebody on here might have done something similar and advise me on how to do it before I attempt this and, potentially, bugger up two expensive pedals.
I have a Yamaha FP9500c pedal that I bought just a month ago and I love it except one thing, the footboard is not quite long enough for me, I prefer a slightly longer footboard as, for me personally, it is easier to do heal/toe double-kicks.
So I heard that the Yamaha FP8500c has a longer footboard so I ordered one and just this morning took delivery of it and, yes, the footboard is 2cm longer - great. Both the 9500c and 8500c are structurally identical in every way except the longer footboard of the 8500C and the fact that the 9500C has the ability to adjust the footboard height independently from the beater angle as you can see in photos in the centre of the cam the 9500c has a drum key adjuster just to the left of the chain, something the 8500C does not have.
So, I figured I could simply swap the cams over so my 8500C will have the spec of the 9500C (i.e. independently adjustable footboard), but with the longer footboard of the 8500C. I figured while I'm at it I'll swap the double-beater of the 9500C with the regular round felt beater of the 8500C too.
I've just had a look and the complicated bit, it would appear, is the bearings on both sides of the main black metal frame and how to go about safely removing these without doing any damage.
I don't know of a local drum repair that would have the skills or knowledge to do this modification to both my pedals by swapping the two cams around and I don't want to break either, or both pedals while attempting it myself.
I know I'll also be left with a 9500C pedal that does not have independently adjustable footboard height and only a regular round felt beater - basically an 8500C, but with a 9500C footboard - but this is not too much of a concern as I'm sure somebody will buy it.
So, anybody else attempted anything like this or know how the cams and bearings can be easily removed without breaking anything and is it a simple job? I'm fairly good at this sort of stuff, but figured I'd ask some advice to avoid disaster.
I have a Yamaha FP9500c pedal that I bought just a month ago and I love it except one thing, the footboard is not quite long enough for me, I prefer a slightly longer footboard as, for me personally, it is easier to do heal/toe double-kicks.
So I heard that the Yamaha FP8500c has a longer footboard so I ordered one and just this morning took delivery of it and, yes, the footboard is 2cm longer - great. Both the 9500c and 8500c are structurally identical in every way except the longer footboard of the 8500C and the fact that the 9500C has the ability to adjust the footboard height independently from the beater angle as you can see in photos in the centre of the cam the 9500c has a drum key adjuster just to the left of the chain, something the 8500C does not have.
So, I figured I could simply swap the cams over so my 8500C will have the spec of the 9500C (i.e. independently adjustable footboard), but with the longer footboard of the 8500C. I figured while I'm at it I'll swap the double-beater of the 9500C with the regular round felt beater of the 8500C too.
I've just had a look and the complicated bit, it would appear, is the bearings on both sides of the main black metal frame and how to go about safely removing these without doing any damage.
I don't know of a local drum repair that would have the skills or knowledge to do this modification to both my pedals by swapping the two cams around and I don't want to break either, or both pedals while attempting it myself.
I know I'll also be left with a 9500C pedal that does not have independently adjustable footboard height and only a regular round felt beater - basically an 8500C, but with a 9500C footboard - but this is not too much of a concern as I'm sure somebody will buy it.
So, anybody else attempted anything like this or know how the cams and bearings can be easily removed without breaking anything and is it a simple job? I'm fairly good at this sort of stuff, but figured I'd ask some advice to avoid disaster.