RickP
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It is for adjusting sustain . The sustain of the drum changes as you move it up and down the bracket .So what do the drum key bolts actually do on the bracket (not the memory lock)?
It is for adjusting sustain . The sustain of the drum changes as you move it up and down the bracket .So what do the drum key bolts actually do on the bracket (not the memory lock)?
I'm talking about floor tom legs and kick drum spur bracket not mounted tom. Legs and spurs. The contraption for legs and spurs. I had to loosen the drum key bolts and the wing nut to adjust spurs then tighten all 3 again, and wing nut was always in way of the drum key bolts. Same with floor tom legs. That is a sustain dampening system? How does sustain get impacted via that kick drum spur bracket? Tom legs?It is for adjusting sustain . The sustain of the drum changes as you move it up and down the bracket .
They allow you set the tom anywhere (almost) along that bracket. Basically, you can move that attachment with the wing bolt from the bottom all the way up to where it starts to curve toward the side of the tom. This can increase/lessen sustain. The drum key bolts loosen to move the piece, and tighten to lock it in place.So what do the drum key bolts actually do on the bracket (not the memory lock)?
Yep. Love mine. I got them so as to avoid taking my really nice solid shell kit on outdoor gigs, questionable bar gigs, and times when they have to sit in really hot or cold car all day while I'm at work. Added bonuses: they're extremely light and can stay out in the garage, next to the car, for quick loading. They really do sound great. Not as full sounding as my Craviottos, mind you, but great nonetheless. You wouldn't be dissapointed.Just that-- ever played one at any length? How are they for gigging? What have you used them for? Any limitations?
This was my exact concern when I first started looking at these kits and all of their hardware in generalFair warning - I owned an INDe kit. Not an aluminum, but still an INDe with INDe hardware. I sold it because of the hardware. Take a look at the floor tom leg brackets and kick drum spur brackets. When using the memory locks there is something like 3 or 5 or 155 drum key bolts and wing nuts and golly-gee-who-knows-what nuts and bolts you gotta fiddle with. And some of them are hard to get to ya gotta angle this thing this way and finagle this another way. That's on all three floor tom legs and two kick drum spur brackets. In the back of a dark stage before a show it was taking me 20 minutes of fiddling to get the kick and floor tom set up. The hardware on INDE kits is supposed to be a difference maker - for me at gigs it sure was. It was a bad difference. I sold them.
Josh is a great guy but the highlight of the business - the hardware - is a total fail for gigging drummers that gotta set up and be ready to play quickly. I'll take a single wing nut turn tighten done repeat any day or nite.
How many times does someone need to point out that you misunderstood something?Not sure I'm buying that a small incremental movement up and down on floor tom can create measurable or audible changes in shell "resonance". Sounds gimmicky to me, a solution to a non-existing problem. I move it 1/2 inch and my floor tom sounds different? I re-tune heads and I'd need to change the bracket position because heads are impacting the sound of the drum if the theory is carried further. But I can hear the difference when I tune the heads. I'd need bat ears to perceive the difference moving the bracket position a few millimeters. I'll take a simple lightweight bracket with just one wing nut any day. And on the kick drum spur bracket there is no way it can change any thing relative to kick sound. Looks like it's used on kick just because it works with spurs and no need to manufacture a different type of bracket. I had an INDe kit and never even knew bracket was supposed to impact resonance. It just got in the way. I sold the kit. Really nice Keller shells finished nicely and very light. Sounded good. Looked good. Easy to transport. If you can live with the funky hardware and all the adjustments then they are a great deal right now. I saw several on sale just above $1,000.
But give me simple brackets and one wing nut any day.
I wanted to like my INDe kit but sold it. How many times do I have to explain that they were a hassle for gigging. If they sat in my basement they would be fine. But just too much extra time and effort to gig. Sorry. That is my experience.How many times does someone need to point out that you misunderstood something?
Even provided a video ….
I’ve had Inde mounts for about 4 years now , no issues …
I wanted to like my INDe kit but sold it. How many times do I have to explain that they were a hassle for gigging. If they sat in my basement they would be fine. But just too much extra time and effort to gig. Sorry. That is my experience.