Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Ed,

although this is an old message I would like to pick it up again as
indeed I am now sitting with a total dmagae of my KP65 kick tower. The
rubber pad is worn but more severe is the fact that the foam behind is
dented and the piezo double triggers. The first signal is fired when
the beater hits the pad and the second (lower in volume) when the
beater swings back. Very strange (although I now can impress people
with some kind of magic double bass playing ...).

Interesting was also that my dealer refused to replace the pad (1 year
old with a 2 years warranty) saying that Yamaha Netherlands does not
see a possibility to repair or exchange. I therefore asked Yamaha
Germany to help me out and they were reacting immediately. The pad now
is on its way.

Does anybody have found a solution to cover/protect the rubber pad at
least?

Best regards     -Bongo-



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Cheak" <cheak@i...> wrote:
> > Ed, 
> > I posted a question to you on DTXtreme, but sometimes they are very 
> > slow to show up. I asked if you had heard of the wear 
> > and "crumbling" of the pad material of the KP65. Stewart forwarned 
> > me to apply a patch to slow the degradation, and assured me it was 
> a 
> > known problem. I'm certaunly going to take his advice. Have you 
> ever 
> > had a discussion with your sources at Yamaha about this , or its 
> > possible solution?
> 
> Dan,
> 
> Stewart is right on the money. Some people have reported that the 
> rubber surface on their KP65s begin to show signs of wear within a 
> few months. Although a little dent or soft spot wouldn't necessarily 
> make any difference in what you hear, and serious disintegration 
> isn't inevitable, some simple precautions at this point will secure 
> the pad, and help protect the foam behind it, for a good long while. 
> OGD uses a bicycle-tire repair patch, and Stephanie recommends a 
> standard drum beater patch. But, like Stewart says, anything that 
> feels okay will do the trick. It's also a good idea to switch the 
> position of your beater slightly left/right and up/down every once in 
> a while. DIY strategies will not negate your warranty. Yamaha knows 
> that the pad is hardly indestructible, but the problem isn't severe 
> enough to interrupt production. If you ever need it, the Yamaha 
> replacement part is p/n8587900, but I wouldn't worry. Relatively few 
> people have had a total collapse. 
> 
> Ed