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Glossary
- ABS
- A durable plastic/nylon material used in and on many percussion stands.
- Adjustable angle clamp
- A rack clamp that connects two horizontal support bars without the use of a leg.
- Anodized steel
- Electric paint process for metal in colored and brushed finishes.
- ATS (Advanced Tripod System)
- Leg brace which utilizes separately adjustable collars to position legs.
- Ball-and-socket (or 360 degree adjustment)
- A tilting mechanism used on various mounts which utilizes an ABS ball to swivel mount.
- Bass drum beater
- A metal shaft topped by a beater ball, which is inserted into a hole in the beater hub of a bass drum pedal.
- Bass pedal spring
- The spring that connects to the cam assembly and a receptor in the base of the frame of a bass drum pedal, which pulls the pedal back from the head when the pedal board isn't depressed.
- Batter head
- The top head of a drum which is struck.
- Bearing edge
- Point of drum shell where the head makes contact.
- Beater hub
- The bass pedal assembly that attaches the bass drum beater to the drive shaft.
- Beater pad
- The pad that affixes to the bass drumhead at the point of impact.
- Boom stand
- A stand that has a boom arm attachment.
- Brushed finish
- Metal which has a slightly rough finish. Sometimes anodized, sometimes tumbled to smooth rough finishes.
- Butt end (see snare butt)
- Usually found on the side of a snare drum opposite the throw-off. This piece holds the snares in a fixed position.
- Cable hi-hat pedal
- A pedal that allows the hi-hat cymbals to be positioned anywhere on a drum kit.
- Cam drive
- A non-tooth or toothless chain drive mechanism.
- Chain drive
- A pedal with a bicycle chain that connects the beater hub to footboard.
- Chrome finish
- A three-step process of electrically adhering several metal to steel to give a brilliant covering.
- Claw hooks
- The hooks that grip the outer edge of the bass drum hoop.
- Clutch
- The clamping mechanism that holds the top hi-hat cymbal to the pull rod.
- Counterhoop
- A circular piece of steel, brass or wood that applies tension on the drumhead when the tension rods are tightened.
- Counterweight
- On bass drum beaters, attaches to the beater shaft to fine-tune the pedal action. On boom cymbal stands, attaches to the bottom of a boom arm to counteract the weight of cymbal.
- Cymbal sleeve
- A plastic or nylon sleeve that prevents a cymbal from touching the metal rod of a cymbal stand.
- Cymbal stacker
- Allows two cymbals to be mounted above and below each other on one stand.
- Die-cast
- Made by casting metal in a mold.
- Double-bass pedal
- A two-pedal system that enables the drummer to play a single bass drum with both feet.
- Double-braced
- Tripod legs constructed of two parallel pieces of stamped metal that meet and attach at both the rubber foot and the top collar.
- Drop clutch
- A hi-hat clutch that allows a drummer to close the hi-hat cymbals by hitting the clutch's release arm with a stick.
- Elliptical leg base
- A stand leg base which utilizes round to oval tube stock.
- Rock or Turbo plate
- A metal plate connected to the underside of a bass pedal's heel plate and to the bottom of the pedal's frame, replacing the standard radius rod.
- Forty-Five Degree Angle System
- A leg system that supports the weight of an item on an angle.
- Free-floating
- Drum tensioning hardware which does not touch the shell.
- Hardened steel
- Steel which has gone through a special process of heating and cooling to increase its strength.
- Hide-away boom
- A cymbal stand which can double as a straight or boom stand.
- Hi-hat stabilizer
- Secures cable hi-hat pedals to other pieces of hardware.
- Knurl
- A small projecting ridge to assist in gripping an object.
- L-rod
- L-shaped rod used to mount percussion instruments.
- Lug
- The bracket attached to a drum that accepts a tension rod.
- Lug nut
- The receptacle which fits inside a lug and accepts a tension rod, allowing a drum to be tuned.
- Memory clamp
- Holds chosen positions on stands and rack systems.
- Multi-clamp
- A clamp which mounts various instruments and/or stands to each other. (Traditionally used on cymbal stands.)
- Nodal lug mounting
- A method of mounting a drum's lugs at points on the shell where the vibrations from stick hits coverage.
- Nylon bushing
- Internal collar that prevents metal-to-metal contact within a stand.
- Pedal board
- The flat surface of a bass or hi-hat pedal which is activated by foot pressure, usually consisting of a footplate and a heel plate, connected by a hinge.
- Percussion table
- Flat table usually padded with edges to hold hand percussion instruments.
- Platform stand
- A stand used to mount several items.
- Pot metal
- Slang for casted zinc.
- Powder coating
- Special color process which bakes paint onto metal.
- Pull rod
- The internal drive of a hi-hat pedal.
- Rachet
- A wheel or bar beating a series of notches in which a pivoted tongue engages to prevent backward movement.
- Rack multi-clamp
- A clamp which mounts instruments to a rack a systems.
- Rack system
- A combination of horizontal and vertical bars and clamps on which instruments are mounted.
- Resonant head
- Bottom head used on tom toms and snare drums or the front of a bass drum.
- Single-braced hardware
- Tripod legs made of a solitary piece of stamped metal tipped with a rubber foot.
- Snare basket
- The upper assembly of a snare stand which cradles the snare drum.
- Snare butt
- The clamping device that holds the snare strands firmly on the side of the shell opposite the throw-off.
- Snare cord (or straps)
- Holds snares to throw-off and butt assembly.
- Snares
- Coiled metal strands which vibrate against the bottom (snare side) head of a snare drum.
- Snare side head
- The thinner head found on the bottom of a snare drum.
- Spanner system
- A horizontal rack bar that connects to two cymbal or tom stands.
- Sproket drive
- A chain-drive mechanism with teeth.
- Stand
- A telescoping series of tubular tiers held vertically by a tripod base that suspends an instrument.
- Straight stand
- A stand that has a single central shaft that is vertical to the floor.
- Strap drive
- A pedal with a leather or synthetic strap that connects the beater hub to the footboard.
- Swivel cam
- A protruding, circular part at the top of a bass pedal's frame which transmits a back-and-forth motion to the horizontal shaft supporting the beater hub.
- T-clamp
- The clamp that connects a leg to a rack's support bar.
- Tension rod (or key rod)
- Flat-nosed straight-sided screws that insert into a drum's lugs and apply pressure to the counterhoop.
- Throw-off
- A locking mechanism that provides tension on the snare strands.
- Tier
- The modular tubes that nest inside one another in the central body of a stand.
- T-leg system
- A leg system found on rack systems which has equal balance in the front and rear.
- Tripod
- A three-legged base.
- Tom mount
- The bracket which accepts a tom tom arm to mount a tom-tom to a bass drum, rack or stand.
- Tube lug
- A tubular, low-mass lug, commonly made of brass.
- U joint
- Metal assembly which allows movement with multiple position adjustment. Usually connects secondary pedal to primary pedal on double-pedal systems.
- Washer
- A metal or felt disc that sits between two objects.
- Wingscrew
- A screw with wing-like finger grips.
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