Sounds like the piezo is dying inside the tower... but I don't believe that would happen so quickly! No matter how hard a hitter you are these things should have been tested to destruction so that they at least last the full length of the warrenty period! I don't know why it should degrade slowly, but it may just be bedding in the rubber surface, in which case you could up the gain to improve the sensitivity. Or if it occasionally doesn't trigger at all, then adjust the rejection values and see if that helps. You could also try moving the strike position of the beater ( adjust beater length, or move pedal sideways) to see if you are creating a "dead spot" in the pad. That's about all I can think of, I realy hope it isn't a build quality issue, but they may have just "repaired" your old tower and sent it back to you! - take down any identification numbers, and maybe mark it in UV pen if you suspect this is happening. Hope that helps a little, I hope Yamaha sort this out for you, it's a real dissappointment when things don't work right. On a different note. Is anyone else receiving all their mail from this board as attachments instead of text? I am it's driving me nuts! Catch ya later - first gig with DTXpress this Thursday 13th. Andy ---------- From: Rolf Baehr Sent: 11 January 2000 14:54 To: DTXpress@onelist.com Subject: [DTXpress] Any trouble with kick pad? <<File: ATT00000.att>> [This message contained attachments]
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RE: Any trouble with kick pad?
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