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Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« on: January 18, 2016, 10:16:30 PM »
Hello all!

I'll need some new and longer tension rods for my snare mod. Does anyone have the current existing tension rods specs? They seems thicker than the ones I find around at Guitar Center and other places. A local drum store told me they look like import tension rods. It's non-standard thus hard to find.

Any clues?

Thanks


Offline JimmyB

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2016, 09:24:23 AM »
Metric. 6mm thread
JimmyB


Offline JimmyB

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2016, 08:44:09 AM »
I don't know the pitch. I bought mine off of eBay. They have a traditional drum key head
JimmyB

Offline Khes74

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2016, 12:24:59 PM »
Drum tension rod heads vary in size and shape slightly, any drum key should be able to tighten any tension rods. The only tension rods that are proprietary that I know of are DW's truepitch.
« Last Edit: January 20, 2016, 12:29:56 PM by Khes74 »

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2016, 02:23:17 PM »
Found it at a local screw store. Alen head tho. Thanks for the info guys!

Offline Khes74

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2016, 06:55:20 PM »
Found it at a local screw store. Alen head tho. Thanks for the info guys!

Allen head? Drum tension rods don't have allen heads, they are not hexagonal but square.

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2016, 07:14:59 PM »
Found it at a local screw store. Alen head tho. Thanks for the info guys!

Allen head? Drum tension rods don't have allen heads, they are not hexagonal but square.

But it fits. Now I'm adjusting with an allen key instead of a drum key, which is not perfect, but acceptable given the lack of options out there

Offline Khes74

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2016, 08:09:36 PM »
Found it at a local screw store. Alen head tho. Thanks for the info guys!

Allen head? Drum tension rods don't have allen heads, they are not hexagonal but square.

But it fits. Now I'm adjusting with an allen key instead of a drum key, which is not perfect, but acceptable given the lack of options out there

Lack of options? You have to be kidding me. I doubt the thread pitch matters this time. Check out these websites

http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_59&sort=20a&page=2

http://www.gibraltarhardware.com/?fa=partsmain&sid=450&cid=102&curcat=2

It's normal for tension rods to be different sizes, not just on the actual head of the tension rod.

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2016, 08:36:53 PM »
Lack of options? You have to be kidding me. I doubt the thread pitch matters this time. Check out these websites

http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_59&sort=20a&page=2

http://www.gibraltarhardware.com/?fa=partsmain&sid=450&cid=102&curcat=2

It's normal for tension rods to be different sizes, not just on the actual head of the tension rod.

Visit a local GuitarCenter, or a local drum store around you and try to find a longer 6mm tension rod. They don't hold them. Now if you look at the options you listed, on those websites:

This one is sold out:
http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_59&products_id=5698

This one is $3 each, plus the shipping:
http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_59&products_id=8733

If you compare those prices, availability and quantities, yep, I call that lack of option. On a local hardware store I found the size and diameter that I need (ok ok, with Allen head), for less than 1/3 of the price.

Although I'm not as experienced as you might be, I can't see any theoretical difference between them, only that I'll be using a different key. Or is there anything else that I'm missing?



Offline Khes74

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2016, 09:40:43 AM »
Lack of options? You have to be kidding me. I doubt the thread pitch matters this time. Check out these websites

http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_59&sort=20a&page=2

http://www.gibraltarhardware.com/?fa=partsmain&sid=450&cid=102&curcat=2

It's normal for tension rods to be different sizes, not just on the actual head of the tension rod.

Visit a local GuitarCenter, or a local drum store around you and try to find a longer 6mm tension rod. They don't hold them. Now if you look at the options you listed, on those websites:

This one is sold out:
http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_59&products_id=5698

This one is $3 each, plus the shipping:
http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_59&products_id=8733

If you compare those prices, availability and quantities, yep, I call that lack of option. On a local hardware store I found the size and diameter that I need (ok ok, with Allen head), for less than 1/3 of the price.

Although I'm not as experienced as you might be, I can't see any theoretical difference between them, only that I'll be using a different key. Or is there anything else that I'm missing?

Those are just generic ones, sound percussion is the other company that make generic rods. You could get company specific ones from virtually any drum company on the market. Point is they are widely available in multiple sizes,
Some tension rods do have specific designs such as Tight screws which are intended to keep your drums in tune longer.

I suppose it doesn't matter if you use an allen head but I would find it aggravating having to switch between a drum-key and an allen wrench when tuning. I've heard some people tune by feeling or by how many times they turn the drum key, using an allen head might mess with that. Also you can't easily mar a drum tension rod head, I've seen hex-screws get marred, even stripped but never a tension rod head.

Granted, you don't tune electronic drums, only tighten the head to your liking.

Honestly though, it probably doesn't matter, ;D Just make sure you have a washer between the screw head and the rim.

Re: Tension rods specs for DM8 Pro 12" Snare?
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2016, 12:40:17 PM »
Those are just generic ones, sound percussion is the other company that make generic rods. You could get company specific ones from virtually any drum company on the market. Point is they are widely available in multiple sizes,
Some tension rods do have specific designs such as Tight screws which are intended to keep your drums in tune longer.

I suppose it doesn't matter if you use an allen head but I would find it aggravating having to switch between a drum-key and an allen wrench when tuning. I've heard some people tune by feeling or by how many times they turn the drum key, using an allen head might mess with that. Also you can't easily mar a drum tension rod head, I've seen hex-screws get marred, even stripped but never a tension rod head.

Granted, you don't tune electronic drums, only tighten the head to your liking.

Honestly though, it probably doesn't matter, ;D Just make sure you have a washer between the screw head and the rim.

Awesome. I think this topic is important for people messing around with their kits! Thanks for those links too, and for the washer advice!