Device and Method for Tuning a Drum Pedal Assembly

摘要

A device for tuning a drum pedal assembly. The device is a rod, a weight with an aperture that is slidably mountable on the rod, and a means for fastening the weight in position along the rod. The present device can be used to tune a drum pedal assembly by setting the spring tension on the drum assembly according to user preference, removing the mallet shaft from the mallet base, attaching a rod and one or more slidable weights to the rod, moving the one or more weights along the rod until the rod reaches a desired reference position with respect to the pedal base, locking the one or more weights in position along the rod, and removing the combined rod and weight assembly from the mallet base is also provided.

主权项

1. A method of tuning a spring tension setting of a drum pedal assembly having a spring, a mallet shaft, a mallet base, and a pedal base, comprising the steps of:
removing the mallet shaft from the mallet base; attaching a rod to the mallet base; attaching a slidable weight to the rod; moving the weight along the rod until the rod reaches a reference position; locking the weight in place on the rod to form a rod and weight assembly; wherein the reference position corresponds to a desired tension of the spring.