Members the DW Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Do any of you regularly replace the spring assembly on your kick pedal? Has anyone ever had a failure in the field? Just curious. I've never had a problem, but it would be a real bummer if it failed on the job because of metal fatigue. ...or am I being too paranoid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zildjian@consol Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 No ,I don't even think about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zildjian@consol Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 No ,I don't even think about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keric Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 I've never replaced the spring on any pedal I've owned, but I do bring a second pedal to any gig, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keric Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 I've never replaced the spring on any pedal I've owned, but I do bring a second pedal to any gig, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drumstix101 Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Never had one fail, but I do have a spare in my toolsmall parts box. They are cheap enough to have a spare on hand just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drumstix101 Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Never had one fail, but I do have a spare in my toolsmall parts box. They are cheap enough to have a spare on hand just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rdrummer322 Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 yes, on my old Rogers swivomatic. Spring broke (after 20 years of regular use at the time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rdrummer322 Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 yes, on my old Rogers swivomatic. Spring broke (after 20 years of regular use at the time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members race81 Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Never had one break at a gig........when I would shed when I was younger in my parents basement, I broke a couple. They would actually wear thin at the eyelets and then let go. I do keep a couple of spare springs along with some other assorted odds and ends in one of my gig bags just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members race81 Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Never had one break at a gig........when I would shed when I was younger in my parents basement, I broke a couple. They would actually wear thin at the eyelets and then let go. I do keep a couple of spare springs along with some other assorted odds and ends in one of my gig bags just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Not sure I ever broke one, but I have spares in my case, and as it's a double pedal, I could always swap the primary with the slave... but yeah, couldn't hurt to have a backup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Not sure I ever broke one, but I have spares in my case, and as it's a double pedal, I could always swap the primary with the slave... but yeah, couldn't hurt to have a backup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mraia3 Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 never thought of it, but its a damn good idea to have a spare, now that you mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mraia3 Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 never thought of it, but its a damn good idea to have a spare, now that you mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the DW Posted December 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 OK, thanks for the input guys! I'm gonna go down to my favorite drum shop and get me a spare! .... along with a spare hi hat clutch for those not-too-infrequent house kits that are missing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the DW Posted December 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 OK, thanks for the input guys! I'm gonna go down to my favorite drum shop and get me a spare! .... along with a spare hi hat clutch for those not-too-infrequent house kits that are missing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twosticks Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 Never had a bass pedal spring fail. but years ago with my first pedal with my B-grade first set (Maxwin by Pearl) the spring would fall off the top post eyelid and I would have to keep reattaching it. Until I got a heavy duty paper clip and staightened it out and then used it to safety wire the top hoop of the pedal spring into place. Later on, I got a used Ludwig Rocker II pedal with a chain drive and in the middle of a garage practice session, one of the links just broke and no more bass pedal and it was easier to buy a new pedal then fix the old one. That was 20 years ago. Other than that, has been no problem except today my foot work isn't near what it used to be. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twosticks Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 Never had a bass pedal spring fail. but years ago with my first pedal with my B-grade first set (Maxwin by Pearl) the spring would fall off the top post eyelid and I would have to keep reattaching it. Until I got a heavy duty paper clip and staightened it out and then used it to safety wire the top hoop of the pedal spring into place. Later on, I got a used Ludwig Rocker II pedal with a chain drive and in the middle of a garage practice session, one of the links just broke and no more bass pedal and it was easier to buy a new pedal then fix the old one. That was 20 years ago. Other than that, has been no problem except today my foot work isn't near what it used to be. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 I use maximum tension whenever possible. Have for decades. What happens is the eye hole on the spring anchor starts to wear and actually squeak. Regular siliconing takes care of the squeak. The wear; maybe it gets retarded somewhat. That setup in industrial use - (kilo oodles of alien hrs) - WILL fail. I stomp on 'em daily but not very aggressively. I just keep an eye on 'em. On that note, pedals should have a swivel on the bottom spring attachment. The stress there is just rong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 I use maximum tension whenever possible. Have for decades. What happens is the eye hole on the spring anchor starts to wear and actually squeak. Regular siliconing takes care of the squeak. The wear; maybe it gets retarded somewhat. That setup in industrial use - (kilo oodles of alien hrs) - WILL fail. I stomp on 'em daily but not very aggressively. I just keep an eye on 'em. On that note, pedals should have a swivel on the bottom spring attachment. The stress there is just rong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmart Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yes, have had failures of both the spring (breaking at the end which connects to the hook) and the hook itself. I've been using the same design pedal (the first-gen strap-drive Tama model based on the classic Camco design) for more than 20 years at this point. Perhaps that's a flaw of the design, but I like the pedal, I've got 4-5 of them, and switch among them for gigs and rehearsing. A new pedal model isn't in my immediate future now, and certainly wasn't back when I had those failures. So I bought 2 full spring assemblies, from top hook to bottom attachment, plus a coule spare springs and hooks, and kept them all in my stick bag just in case. Better safe than screwed at a gig. Haven't had a failure of any part in a long time now, but I also have swapped out springs alone before, as they seemed to become less responsive over years of use. Probably due for that again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmart Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yes, have had failures of both the spring (breaking at the end which connects to the hook) and the hook itself. I've been using the same design pedal (the first-gen strap-drive Tama model based on the classic Camco design) for more than 20 years at this point. Perhaps that's a flaw of the design, but I like the pedal, I've got 4-5 of them, and switch among them for gigs and rehearsing. A new pedal model isn't in my immediate future now, and certainly wasn't back when I had those failures. So I bought 2 full spring assemblies, from top hook to bottom attachment, plus a coule spare springs and hooks, and kept them all in my stick bag just in case. Better safe than screwed at a gig. Haven't had a failure of any part in a long time now, but I also have swapped out springs alone before, as they seemed to become less responsive over years of use. Probably due for that again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members purtis99 Posted December 29, 2012 Members Share Posted December 29, 2012 Had a double DW300o that went thru like 3 springs in a matter of about 6 months then all of a sudden it stop breaking them.. Yeah have about 6 extras ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members purtis99 Posted December 29, 2012 Members Share Posted December 29, 2012 Had a double DW300o that went thru like 3 springs in a matter of about 6 months then all of a sudden it stop breaking them.. Yeah have about 6 extras ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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