Concrete Pete
Senior Member
Hey Crew,
I was wondering as I took apart my double bass pedals, new Ultra-Adjust Gibraltar snare stand, and a couple cymbal boom stands this evening, and tightened, adjusted, lubed, and installed new screws, etc., on all of it---
How often do you all do tune-ups and stuff on your drum equipment? Seems all my stuff is in good condition until I break it down, and then find out a whole bunch of stuff needs attention here and there. I usually just lube my bass pedal bearings once a month with 50 or 60 weight Harley oil. (Good stuff!)
What caused all of this was the fact that I got some "toe limiters" (for lack of a better term) you know- the little thingies that prevent the toe of your shoe riding up too high on the bass pedals, and installed them tonight.
I got to going all thru my equipment and found a loose nut here and there, a worn-out felt washer, an unlubed chain, etc., etc., etc....
I think I'll be doing this weekly from now on, as it seems like "little things" need more attention than I've been giving them.
What's your "tune-up" schedule?
Cheers,
C. P.
I was wondering as I took apart my double bass pedals, new Ultra-Adjust Gibraltar snare stand, and a couple cymbal boom stands this evening, and tightened, adjusted, lubed, and installed new screws, etc., on all of it---
How often do you all do tune-ups and stuff on your drum equipment? Seems all my stuff is in good condition until I break it down, and then find out a whole bunch of stuff needs attention here and there. I usually just lube my bass pedal bearings once a month with 50 or 60 weight Harley oil. (Good stuff!)
What caused all of this was the fact that I got some "toe limiters" (for lack of a better term) you know- the little thingies that prevent the toe of your shoe riding up too high on the bass pedals, and installed them tonight.
I got to going all thru my equipment and found a loose nut here and there, a worn-out felt washer, an unlubed chain, etc., etc., etc....
I think I'll be doing this weekly from now on, as it seems like "little things" need more attention than I've been giving them.
What's your "tune-up" schedule?
Cheers,
C. P.