Im lookin to get a drop clutch for my hi-hats, but before i get it ( http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Pearl-DCL300P-Drop-Clutch?sku=448844X ) has anyone ever had problems with drop clutches before, or are their any warnings i should hear?








_________________
6 Peice Hohner
13, 14, 16, 16 inch toms
22x15 inch Bass
20 inch, 16 inch Sabian
20inch, 16 inch, and 14 inch Zildjian
Zildjian Hi-Hat

i had one and i ended up just taking it off. I got sick of it not grabbing back onto the top hat, and it would sometimes misfire and close my hats. I dont think it was worth it








_________________
Tama Starclassic maple in marygold sparkle (studio kit)
Tama Starclassic Birch in silk white (gig kit)
DW 9000 series harware
Axis Al-2 Longboard pedals
Zildjian A custom and Sabian AAX cymbals
Evans skins
Vic Firth sticks

mattcore wrote:

i had one and i ended up just taking it off. I got sick of it not grabbing back onto the top hat, and it would sometimes misfire and close my hats. I dont think it was worth it

I have never had this problem in twenty years of using a drop clutch. I eventually migrated to a DW drop clutch and have never had any problems!








_________________
Mike

http://www.mikemccraw.com
http://www.dominoretroplate.com

http://www.youtube.com/drummermikemccraw
http://www.myspace.com/drummermikemccraw

I'm not sure if the same problem exists now but I have noticed that Pearl uses thicker rods on their hi-hats stands and most drop clutches do not have a big enough hole

The drop clutch tends to work better when you have a decent amount of space between cymbals
If you get them too close and play the hats too hard, the resulting movement causes the mechanism to cluch on it's own and stay open








_________________
You say irritant, I say catalyst

i thought a drop clutch would be great for me since i use double bass so much. i bet i used it no more than month. its sitting in a pile of random hardware in my basement. it worked great though. made by pearl.








_________________

iatemygoat wrote:

i thought a drop clutch would be great for me since i use double bass so much. i bet i used it no more than month. its sitting in a pile of random hardware in my basement. it worked great though. made by pearl.

I feel the same way.....I though I needed one, bought one....and ended up leaving it always in the up position........








_________________
5 piece Pearl Export Silver Flash (long lugs) 10,12,13,16,22
14x8 tama artwood maple snare
14 paragon hats
22 paragon ride
10 radian splash
16 meinl byzance crash
18 meinl byzance crash
18 world percussion china
18 wuhan china

I jst bought the Dw clutch and it works great try to buy that one and its it inexpensive

i have a gibraltar one. i had to drill the hole out because it wouldnt fit on my hihat rod and then it was iffy as to if it would grab or not...the felt was too thick and the hook didnt always grab. after about 3 days this problem vanished and its been fine ever since. the only problem i have is sometimes ill hit the drop mechanism and the force will also loosen the wingnut and after about 5 times of this the whole clutch will drop but if you check it after a piece where you use it then youll be fine. and it doesnt always happen, just at inopportune times like everything else.








_________________

zen_drummer wrote:

Real life doesn't work that way, and one day he's gonna pull a stunt like that and they'll put a cap in him. At that point it won't matter that he was fat in high-school and couldn't get laid.

mattcore wrote:

i had one and i ended up just taking it off. I got sick of it not grabbing back onto the top hat, and it would sometimes misfire and close my hats. I dont think it was worth it

that shouldnt happen








_________________

pearl drop clutch's are the best i've used had no problems with them.








_________________
Get busy living, or get busy dying

anavrinIV wrote:

i have a gibraltar one. i had to drill the hole out because it wouldnt fit on my hihat rod and then it was iffy as to if it would grab or not...the felt was too thick and the hook didnt always grab. after about 3 days this problem vanished and its been fine ever since. the only problem i have is sometimes ill hit the drop mechanism and the force will also loosen the wingnut and after about 5 times of this the whole clutch will drop but if you check it after a piece where you use it then youll be fine. and it doesnt always happen, just at inopportune times like everything else.

Yeah I have a Gibraltar and I'm having the same problem with it. It sticks and doesn't want to grab onto the top cymbal again. Maybe I just need to oil it or something, but I doubt it. Seems like cheap construction. I'm gonna try a DW, and if I have the same problems I'm not gonna bother with them anymore.








_________________
Tama Rockstar Custom 10-Pc
Paiste and Sabian cymbals
Tama "RoadPro" Hardware
Axis "X" Longboard Pedals
Regal Tip "Jazz E" and Promark "Elvin Jones" and "747" Drumsticks
Regal Tip "Ed Thigpen" Brushes
Remo and Evans Drumheads

I have a Ludwig DC that fits on every stand that I've tried. Never had a problem with it, but a I wouldn't use it for recordings. It makes some noise when it grips, and once assembled it also makes some noise from the 2 parts going against each other. This could be fixed with some kind of bushing or muffling washer (like those on glokenspiels).









Last edited by dannydrumperc on Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:06 am; edited 1 time in total
_________________
http://www.myspace.com/dannydrumperc

SINISTER wrote:

iatemygoat wrote:

i thought a drop clutch would be great for me since i use double bass so much. i bet i used it no more than month. its sitting in a pile of random hardware in my basement. it worked great though. made by pearl.

I feel the same way.....I though I needed one, bought one....and ended up leaving it always in the up position........

yeah me too. i always had a drop clutch but i noticed i never used it. i left the top of it at a show somewhere so i just use a regular clutch now








_________________

Johnny Cat wrote:

anavrinIV wrote:

i have a gibraltar one. i had to drill the hole out because it wouldnt fit on my hihat rod and then it was iffy as to if it would grab or not...the felt was too thick and the hook didnt always grab. after about 3 days this problem vanished and its been fine ever since. the only problem i have is sometimes ill hit the drop mechanism and the force will also loosen the wingnut and after about 5 times of this the whole clutch will drop but if you check it after a piece where you use it then youll be fine. and it doesnt always happen, just at inopportune times like everything else.

Yeah I have a Gibraltar and I'm having the same problem with it. It sticks and doesn't want to grab onto the top cymbal again. Maybe I just need to oil it or something, but I doubt it. Seems like cheap construction. I'm gonna try a DW, and if I have the same problems I'm not gonna bother with them anymore.

you just need to ajust the top part up or down so it grabs perfectly








_________________

anavrinIV wrote:

i have a gibraltar one. i had to drill the hole out because it wouldnt fit on my hihat rod and then it was iffy as to if it would grab or not...the felt was too thick and the hook didnt always grab. after about 3 days this problem vanished and its been fine ever since. the only problem i have is sometimes ill hit the drop mechanism and the force will also loosen the wingnut and after about 5 times of this the whole clutch will drop but if you check it after a piece where you use it then youll be fine. and it doesnt always happen, just at inopportune times like everything else.

yea i had the gibraltar one








_________________
Tama Starclassic maple in marygold sparkle (studio kit)
Tama Starclassic Birch in silk white (gig kit)
DW 9000 series harware
Axis Al-2 Longboard pedals
Zildjian A custom and Sabian AAX cymbals
Evans skins
Vic Firth sticks