Bigdumbdrums
Senior Member
After years of experimentation with various setups and configurations - I think I finally have my "perfect" drum setup. That said, I have a 5' x 7' rug with stand and pedal locations taped off to remember exactly where everything goes. I have memory locks throughout all my Yamaha hardware (tom mounts mostly) but the one thing that is sorely lacking in the drum hardware world is a system for remembering how to consistently adjust cymbal stand heights and angles of booms.
Does anyone have a home-grown system for this? I have 4 stands and 3 of them collapse for transport but I would love to have a visual system for remembering the precise height of each stand. I would think someone would design stands with tiny lines or holes drilled vertically along the stand shaft(s) so that we could mark the desired height easily. Right now I use a Sharpie to mark the height which works well but only temporary as it eventually wears off.
Tape doesn't work because you can't collapse the stands when tape is wrapped around the shaft.
Call me anal (and yes I am aware I have used the words "shaft" and "anal" in the same post) but I like to setup and breakdown as quickly as possible and remembering stand heights would be a huge help.
Anyone with any tips or advice?
Does anyone have a home-grown system for this? I have 4 stands and 3 of them collapse for transport but I would love to have a visual system for remembering the precise height of each stand. I would think someone would design stands with tiny lines or holes drilled vertically along the stand shaft(s) so that we could mark the desired height easily. Right now I use a Sharpie to mark the height which works well but only temporary as it eventually wears off.
Tape doesn't work because you can't collapse the stands when tape is wrapped around the shaft.
Call me anal (and yes I am aware I have used the words "shaft" and "anal" in the same post) but I like to setup and breakdown as quickly as possible and remembering stand heights would be a huge help.
Anyone with any tips or advice?