Cocktail drum's leg bracket?

[PETER LAU]

Hi,John & everyone!
Just have this question?. Some of us attached so many things on our Cocktail drum.I just wonder,how reliable(strong)is the leg's bracket? Because,one of the bracket(snare)come off during the band pratice!I have to replace a new one!I think it's not fun when the leg's bracket break during the middle of the gig! (Cocktail drum can't go on with just 2 leg to support!!!).So,John!how ofter do you check your Cocktail drum's leg bracket??Or,Some one here ever face this "problem"during their gig?How to over come it??I think if this happen to me,I just have to pack the drum and leave!!! hahaha!(Just hope one of the cymbal didn't hit somebody when the whole drum collapse!!)
Thanks
Regards,
PETER LAU

[palacki808]

I have an old set of tama imperialstar drum I used to play years ago and the only thing worng with the set was one bad bracket on the floor tom leg. My floor tom fell over on me once at a gig and it certainly wasn't fun.

To keep the leg brackets from slipping you can use a hose clamp or a memory lock. It will provide a little extra support and if the bracket does slip,chances are it will keep the drum from falling over.

If your bracket just broke off there are plenty of replacement parts you can get. I highly recommend gibraltar brand. Gibraltar hardware is the strongest for the money that I have found. Tama and Yamaha are great too, but they're a little pricey sometimes. I think you can get most anything made by gibraltar through the musicians friend store link John set up.

Some older slingerland cocktail drums had 4 legs instead of three, adding a 4th leg may help as well. I have considered doing that to my drum even though its very stable. I'm just paranoid about my drums. I have a few other links to parts sites if you think you need something heavier than gibraltar, but I don't think those would be neccessary.

I hope this info helped.

-Joe

[jmettam]

I'm with joe!

I had the same problem with my Cocktail kit on a gig. One leg slipped in the middle of a tune. It was actually really funny because I was able to ease the drum down to the floor on it's side. We (Cocktail Angst) were in the middle of a fast latin number and I just kept playing the cowbell/bongo part as I leaned over the drum. It was at a family oriented bar (?!?) and there were all these little kids dancing and they all started dancing around me in a cirlce. The whole thing was very sureal, kind of 'rite of spring' - esque.

Anyway, I now use hose clamps on the legs like Joe does. I tried to find 'kinder-gentler' memory locks but none would fit my vintage legs.

I also completely agree with Joe on the Gibraltar replacement parts. Especially if you plan on hanging much of anything off the drum, avoid cheap hardware. It will break!

- John

[PETER LAU]

Hi,Joe & John!
Thanks a lot!I will try order the Gibraltar replacement part from S'pore!
Regards,
PETER