Star drum set assembly instructions
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Table of contents Table of contents 1 Safety instructions................................................................................................................. 4 2 Notice............................................................................................................................................ 5 3 Unpacking.................................................................................................................................. 6 4 Setting up the bass drum..........
Safety instructions 1 Safety instructions DANGER! Danger for children Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are disposed of properly and are not within reach of babies and young children. Choking hazard! Ensure that children do not detach any small parts (e.g. knobs or the like) from the unit. They could swallow the pieces and choke! Never let children unattended use electrical devices.
Notice 2 Notice This document is a general guide showing typical steps for setting up a drum set. Depending on the model, there can be variations in the type and number of compo‐ nents.
Unpacking 3 Unpacking Assigning The following guide makes it easy for you to completely assemble your drum set, to tune it and to set it up properly. The complete drum set is supplied in one cardboard box. It is supplied dismantled in its individual parts. We recommend that you first sort the individual parts that belong together as described below. Snare drum The snare drum is supplied assembled and is generally already tuned.
Unpacking The hanging toms include the following parts: n n n n 2 drum shells 2 heads per shell (total of 4) 2 hoops per shell (total of 4) 24 tension rods with one washer each. The set contains a total of 37 screws – 24 for the hanging toms, 12 for the floor tom and 1 spare. The screws are all the same length. Floor tom The floor tom includes the following parts: n n n n n 1 drum shell 2 hoops 2 heads 12 tension rods with one washer each 3 spurs.
Unpacking Hardware package The hardware package includes the following parts: 1 bass drum pedal 1 hi-hat stand 1 snare stand 1 cymbal boom stands 1 straight cymbal stand 2 tom holders.
Unpacking Accessories The accessories include the following parts: n 1 tuning key n 1 pair of drumsticks.
Setting up the bass drum 4 Setting up the bass drum Let's start with the bass drum. Position the bass drum shell such that the screws of the tom holder point down‐ wards. Now lay the black resonator head on the shell and put a hoop over it. Both the hoops are identical so it doesn't matter which one you put on first. Align the black resonator head such that the "Millenium" writing is parallel to the tom holder. The head must be lying evenly on the edge of the shell on all sides.
Setting up the bass drum Mounting the spurs Now, you can screw the bass drum's spurs into the holder provided at the side. Keep the spurs folded in at the side at first; when we have assembled all the shells, we can start setting up the drum set. First you must mount all the heads and then tune them. Now turn the shell by 180° to mount the transparent batter head. If you want to dampen the bass drum, now would be just the right time to put some appropriate material in the shell to do this.
Mounting the toms 5 Mounting the toms Hanging toms The principle of assembling the toms is basically the same as with the bass drum. The shells are smaller which means that they don't have as many tension rods. The hoops are made of steel. This means that they don't need any claw hooks; rather, you screw them on directly. The tension rods aren't as long as with the bass drum either, since the hoops are not as wide.
Mounting the toms Floor tom You mount the floor tom heads in exactly the same way as with the hanging toms. This means that we'll get right on with mounting the floor tom's legs. You can now attach the legs. When doing this, turn the feet outwards to ensure as much stability as possible. Fix the two legs at the back in about the middle. First lightly fix the leg facing the drummer by hand and then fasten it properly when it is standing. Hold the shell with one hand while screwing it with the other one.
Assembling the bass drum pedal 6 Assembling the bass drum pedal Let's concentrate on the hardware first. You have to assemble the bass drum pedal first. Budget bass drum pedals often don't have a continuous floor plate. To guar‐ antee that the elements lie in a stable way, they are fitted with a connecting rod. In fact, there are two round iron rods that are spring-urged to press outwards. You can press them together with one hand and push them into the cutouts on the frame of the bass drum pedal.
Assembling the hi-hat 7 Assembling the hi-hat Pull the stand's three legs far enough apart until there is optimum stability between the base point of the stand and the legs. A wing nut ensures that the legs do not move out of position. The pedal is still dangling loosely on the chain; this means that the hi-hat's pedal is stabilised with a rod just like the bass drum pedal. To do this, reach under the pedal, press the rod fork together a bit until the ends lock home in the holes.
Assembling the cymbal stands 8 Assembling the cymbal stands Fold out or extend the legs of the straight and boom cymbal stands until they are as stable as possible. After this, you fix the legs using the wing nut. The two cymbal stands are of slightly different sizes. The slightly larger bottom case is intended for the boom cymbal stand. We'll start with this one first. Push the centre and spacer tubes onto the bottom case and fix them with the wing screws.
Assembling the snare drum stand 9 Assembling the snare drum stand In the case of the snare drum stand too, you fold out the three legs and fix them with wing nut. Now put the top part with the arms into the lower section and screw it tight. Screwing down the union nut opens the support arms. The union nut on the joint allows you to set the angle of the drum. Here too, we will make all the necessary set‐ tings later on when positioning the set.
Tuning the shells 10 Tuning the shells All the drum shells are mounted. All the hardware is assembled. Basics Always tighten the tension rods in the diagonally opposite sequence to ensure even tension. You should tighten all the screws evenly. At the start, don't turn the screw by more than one rotation – towards the end, rotate by ¼ to ⅛ of a turn. Then check the pitch. You check the pitch by tapping the head about 3 cm from the rim near the screw that you are just setting.
Tuning the shells Tune the resonator side of the bass drum in exactly the same way. Hanging toms and floor tom You proceed in the same way with the hanging toms and the floor tom. Seat the head slowly and evenly. At first, press the head down with your hands to seat it well. Tap your finger along the rim to check: you should hear a ringing tone. You shouldn't be able to see any more wrinkles. The sounds of the three toms should also harmonise. The sounds should harmonise while you're tuning the heads.
Setting up the drum set 11 Setting up the drum set For optimum playing, we don't just need tuned drums; rather, it is also necessary to position all the drums in an optimum way. We now make all the settings that we neglected before. The set-up that is described here is intended for right-handers. The set-up for left-handers is a mirror image of this one. A non-slip surface like a carpet or similar guarantees stability. Drum stool Let's start with the drum stool.
Setting up the drum set Completing the bass drum Now that we've tuned our bass drum, it's time to mount the bass drum pedal and the tom racks on the bass drum shell. Let's start with the bass drum legs. Fold the bass drum spurs out such that they point forwards at an angle of about 45°. This guaran‐ tees a safe and stable position and protects the bass drum from being pushed for‐ ward when we operate the pedal.
Setting up the drum set Bass drum and hi-hat The snare drum is now between the drummer's knees and we will add the bass drum and hi-hat stands. The bass drum and hi-hat pedals are placed where the drummer's feet rest naturally when they are in a normal upright seated position. In this connec‐ tion the knees must not touch the snare drum. The bass drum with pedal comes on the right-hand side and the hi-hat stand on the left-hand one. The two pedals form a V shape pointing towards the stool.
Attaching the cymbals 12 Attaching the cymbals Our drum set is starting to take shape. We've already found the position of the hi-hat stand. What's missing now is attaching the hi-hat cymbals and adjusting the height. Attaching the hi-hat cymbals First place a metal washer and the felt disk on the hi-hat stand. Then the bottom cymbal (labelled "bottom"). Lie it freely onto the stand's felt disk. We have to make some preparations for the top cymbal (labelled "top").
Attaching the cymbals You set up the boom cymbal stand on the left in front of the snare drum. You screw the crash cymbal between the felt disks in the same way as with the other cymbals. Now you can easily set the cymbal on the boom arm such that it is easy to play and doesn't hit anything else.
Attaching the cymbals Now all the parts are in place and you can start to play. Have lots of fun with your new drum set.
Protecting the environment 13 Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging material For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose of these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are collected for recycling. Please follow the notes and markings on the packaging.
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