I'm having trouble riding the crash cymbal, whereby the initial one or two hits sets up some unfavorable swing in the thing, and then for the rest of the beat I'm chasing the bugger around its circumference looking for the the side that's pointed up. Usually I can deal with it but last night the band was trying some things in 17/8 and 5/4 and it was too distracting for me.
At the moment I don't own a kit or any breakables, so I come from my practice pad set at home, to the band room, where all the drum equipment is provided, albeit in a sorry looking state. There are no wing-nuts for any cymbal stands so the pies are simply mounted on a bottom felt, so I've not had a chance to try tightening down the cymbals.
Can my swinging cymbal problem be solved by changing the way I hit, or is it simply a case of getting some wing nuts?
At the moment I don't own a kit or any breakables, so I come from my practice pad set at home, to the band room, where all the drum equipment is provided, albeit in a sorry looking state. There are no wing-nuts for any cymbal stands so the pies are simply mounted on a bottom felt, so I've not had a chance to try tightening down the cymbals.
Can my swinging cymbal problem be solved by changing the way I hit, or is it simply a case of getting some wing nuts?
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