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Re: [DTXpress] Help with kicker

2002-05-01 by sboehmer

You need a drum key to loosen and tighten the kick pad. Any music store will
sell them for around $1.00 or so.

Don't feel bad we all had to ask those kind of questions when getting
started.

Scott

















>On Wed, 1 May 2002 08:42:45 -0400 "Ian Wilson" <iwilson@...> wrote.
>I forgot to mention in my last post that my kit came with a kicker, but I
>couldn't find a tool to tighten the, well, the little "thing that whacks
the
>kick stand". Sorry, but I have no idea of the terms :-) The bolt is sort-of
>square in nature, and simply allows you to adjust the height of the "thing
that
>whaks the kick stand".
>
>I'm sure you guys are getting a good laugh out of my terms, but hey, you
gotta
>start somewhere :-)
>
>Anyway, the kicker is a Tama, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to
>tighten it without resorting to pliers!  The kicker also came with what
looks
>like an Allen/hex key (but it's not) with a ring on one end, and this seems
>like one of those leftover parts you have when you put something together,
and
>leave a few pieces out. ;-O  Youknowadimean?
>
>Does anyone know what this little tool is used for?  Does anyone know what
I
>should use to tighten the "thing that whaks the kick stand"?
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Ian
>
>
>
>
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