How To Set Up Your Hi-hat Stand

The hi-hat stand and the bass drum pedal are the most complicated parts of the kit to set up. Not only that but they also come in lots of different varieties which makes learning how to set them up even more of a headache.
Anatomy of your hi-hat stand
Basically, your hi-hat stand will come in about 6 different parts:
Base
Pole
Tube
Support
Felt
Clutch
Spread the bass as far as it will go to make the stand more stable. Screw the pole into the shaft in the base. However, sometimes the pole will screw into the pedal of the hi-hat itself.
Once the pole is in place,
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How To Set Up Your Hi-Hat Clutch In 7 Simple Steps

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A lot of drummers ask me how to do this and to be honest I had no idea the first time I had to do it. But its really very simple to set up your hi-hat clutch.
Usually your clutch will have 5 different parts to it:
- Main body of clutch
- Washers x2
- Felts x2
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