Parts of the drum kit

All drum kits purchased from Mega Music come with the drums completely assembled and tuned. If you drum kit has not been assembled and tuned please refer to the following manual for instructions.

Now that you have the individual drums together it's time to assemble the hardware. The following points cover the drum hardware individually.

 
Tom Arms
Locate the two tom arms. Place the tom arms into the tom block on the bass drum and tighten. Slide the two smallest toms on to the arms and tighten. From the playing position the smaller tom usually is placed on the
left Once assembled the toms are best adjusted from the playing position.

Unpack the box that contains the bass drum pedal. The bass drum pedal has two main parts, the pedal mechanism and the pedal beater.

The pedal mechanism need to be connected to the pedal frame, this is done by placing the two pedal guides in to the pedal frame.

 
Bass Drum Pedal

Unpack the box that contains the bass drum pedal. The bass drum pedal has two main parts, the pedal mechanism and the pedal beater. The pedal mechanism need to be connected to the pedal frame, this is done by placing the two pedal guides in to the pedal frame.

A. The pedal beater slides through the top of the pedal and is secured in place by tightening the grub screw with the

drum key.

B. Now you have the pedal assembled it fits to the bass drum hoop by tightening the claw on the pedal base onto the bass drum hoop.

C. Now you have the pedal assembled it fits to the bass drum hoop by tightening the claw on the pedal base onto the bass drum hoop.

Snare Drum

Open the snare drum stand so that the three legs are flat on the floor and the tree drum cradle arms are opened out.

Place the snare drum onto the cradle arms and tighten the large adjustment directly below the cradle so that the arms are firmly against the lower hoop of the snare drum. When fitting the snare drum, the "snare wires" face down. Most drummers face the snare "strainer" close to the playing position so the snare wires can be lifted off for a different drum sound.

Cymbal Stand

Assemble the cymbal stand by opening the base first then insert the two telescopic
extension sections into the base.

A. Once the stand is assembled unscrew the cymbal topper and remove one of
the felts, place the cymbal on one felt followed by the remaining felt and the cymbal topper. The crash cymbal is the largest of the supplied cymbals (approx. 16" across).

B. The Cymbal topper doesn't need to be screwed down hard on the felt and cymbal, It's main operation is to prevent the cymbal falling of the stand when it is struck. Experiment with different cymbal topper tension, the higher the tension the quicker the cymbals ring will decay.
The cymbal stand is best adjusted for playing comfort from the playing position.

Hi-Hat Stand

The Hi-hat stand is the most complicated hardware that is supplied with this drum kit, following the steps below should ensure that your hi-hat stand operates properly.
Assemble the base of the hi-hat stand first, this consists of two steps:

A.

i) Opening the legs so the stand will balance when fully assembled.

ii) Securing the pedal assembly. This pedal is assembled in the same manner as the bass drum pedal.

B. Screw the upper pull-rod into the socket located just inside the main tube. Place the upper adjustment tube over
the upper pull-rod and tighten securely in place. 

C. Place one of the hats face down (like a dinner plate) over the upper pull rod and onto the top of the upper adjustment rod (this hat is not secured in place, it simply sits on a plastic stopper).

D. The second hat is secured within the clutch. Pay close attention to how the clutch comes assembled as the simplest way to assemble this is two imagine the hat in between the two thick felts in the center of the clutch. The
easiest way to achieve this is to undo the plastic threaded end and one of the felts, place the hat in (so it is opposite to the other hat) and replace the felt and plastic end.

E. The final step is to attach the clutch (with hat attached) to the stand. This is done by loosening the metal adjustment screw so the clutch will slide over the upper pull-rod and tighten the same adjustment so the clutch and hat are a few centimetres from touching the other hat.

By pressing down on the pedal the hats should compress. The kit is generally played with the hats in the closed position (pressing down on the pedal) with the open sound being used mainly for emphasis or for keeping time when playing on other parts of the kit.