Dr. Pedal?

[malamute]

Peter, how would a wood beater feel compared to a felt one. Thanks.

[peter c]

How would it feel? Felt has a little bit
of give, whereas wood directly translates
the impact of the stroke to the limb. I
prefer felt or the quad synthetics. Also,
the wood beaters are usually heavier.

This is an issue because you can always
add weights to lighter beaters but you
can't take it away.

You can approximate the wood with the
two synthetic alternatives on the quad.

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[malamute]

Would you get a greater bounce off the bd head with wood?

[peter c]

Likely, yes. It depends on the
tension but remember that weight
factor. Every wooden beater I
have ever tried has been heavy.

Try it before you commit.

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[peter c]

Palmerlouie,

Without actually seeing them, I can
only guess that they're steadying the
beater, after each of the strokes, with
their feet. I know Virgil does this.

They keep their feet on the pedal, the
heel-up technique actually altered, al-
lowing some contact with the heel or
rest of the foot.

Does that make sense?

These days, heel-up has moved back
down towards the pedal and even floor,
in some cases(!). Drummers are needing
to control their double-strokes and the
answer to this has been larger footboards
and more contact with the pedal.

In their case, they are, most likely,
leaving their heel on the clave, while
the ball of the other foot remains on
the HH. That's my take.

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[palmerlouie]

thanks peter...

but they dont leave their foot on the pedal....sometimes u see them hit it hard, just once, and then move their foot goes back to the hats and carries on doing whatever.....u see the beater strike and then go immediately back to a stationary position....its as if they are doing something with the spring....but i have tried loosening and tightening......its nothing to do with technique.....

u can see antonio on mod drummer 03 and horacio on mod drummer 00......u can see their pedals then

[peter c]

Without seeing them, it's hard
to say but you may be onto some-
thing, when you mentioned spring.

You can buy all different kinds
of springs and the heavier ones
remove the play in a big way.

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[ladanny]

I just wanted to share that I switched out my DW5000 double chain for the strap and it feels GREAT! Swapping out the cam was very simple.

I'm playing on Sunday so I'm going to give it a shot.

Thanks for the great advice!!!

Danny

[ladanny]

I forgot to follow up on the results and using the strap version at the gig. Bottomline, the DW is back as my MAIN pedal! The strap is so smooth and natural feeling.

I am moving my Yamaha Direct Drive to the left foot for some fun clave and bell action. Just gotta pick up a bell mount, and then LOTS of practice, recording, and listening!

Thanks for all the great advice!

Danny

[sashal3]

I'm definitely sold on straps. The feel IS really smooth. I wish I would have done it earlier.