Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- 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