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Bass Drum
1. Set-up
Lay the bass drum flat on a flat surface,
with the tom mounting plate facing up
(wingnuts should face down).
2. Drumhead placement
Take the bass drum head with the
StarQuest® logo and place it onto the
drum shell. The StarQuest® logo should be
centered with the cymbal/tom mounting
plate.
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
5 PIECE DRUM
KIT SET-UP
SQ-DS-JR5
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3. Hoop placement
Place one of the included bass drum
hoops over the top of the skin so that it
rests flush on the hoop of the drumhead.
4. Assembly of tension rods &
claws
Insert 6 tension rods through 6 drum claws
and insert into the threaded drum lugs on
the drum shell using the included drum
key. Tension the 6 rods evenly until any
wrinkles are removed from the drumhead
and a tone can be heard when tapping
the drumhead.
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5. Assembled heads, hoops,
claws, rods
Turn the bass drum over and repeat for
the other side, inserting the remaining
6 tension rods into the 6 claws and
tensioning until both drumheads are
affixed to the drum.
6. Installation of bass drum
spurs
Insert the two bass drum spurs (legs) into
the receiving backets on the bottom side
of the bass drum and match the same
angle / positioning on both sides so that
the bass drum sits evenly when upright.
These spurs are located on the front side
of the bass drum.
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Summary of Contents for StarQuest SQ-DS-JR5
- Page 1 These spurs are located on the front side of the bass drum. Take the bass drum head with the StarQuest® logo and place it onto the drum shell. The StarQuest® logo should be centered with the cymbal/tom mounting plate.
- Page 2 Snare Drum 2. Installing Tom legs 7. Installing the bass drum Now that the heads are installed on both sides of the floor tom, locate the 3 floor pedal tom legs and insert them into the 3 leg Insert the felt beater into the top of the mounts located on the bottom side of the bass drum pedal, and with the bass drum drum.
- Page 3 Hi Hat Cymbals Cymbal and General Placement Cymbal Stand and Set Up Now you can position your drums into a basic setup. • From a right-handed player’s perspective (behind the drums), the snare drum goes on the left, and the floor tom on the right, with the bass drum and toms in front.
- Page 4 Let’s Play! Your drum set is now set up and will require some tuning before you play. Using the included drum key, make small clockwise turns to the tension rods to take the pitch up on each drumhead, or counter- clockwise to loosen and take the pitch down.
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