bass drum question

PeppermintBlood · Sea Monkey Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 14 Location: SC

i just bought my drum kit, and i'm kind of new at this, so please bear with me. when i went to put my bass drum together, it seems as though the rims that go around the outside are bent into a slight oval shape instead of a perfect circle. are they supposed to be like this, or is something wrong with the rims?
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Zildjian! · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:59 am Post subject:

Most likely something is wrong with them. It depends on how slight of an oval shape we're talking about. (Hopefully) Your bass drum shell is circular, so if the rims don't fit over the shell, then they've probably gotten bent, and if that's the case you should take the kit to wherever you bought it (or send an email if it was an online store) and see if they can replace the damaged parts.

Good luck.
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PeppermintBlood · Sea Monkey Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 14 Location: SC

oh, ok, thank you. i have had nothing but trouble from the place i bought the kit from. when it arrived, the box looked like it had been chewed all to peices. all of the screws or tom holders were missing, and the drum sticks were too.
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bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5260 Location: Kansas

Ugh. Sounds terrible. Sorry to hear about your problems. The bass drum hoops should definitely be circular. I hope you get everything put right.

PeppermintBlood · Sea Monkey Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 14 Location: SC

aw, thank you. i also just found out the crash symbol stand is broken! it's maddening. i might just send the kit back and get another one.
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Zildjian! · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:59 pm Post subject:

Glad to be of help Very Happy

Good luck getting a replacement kit.
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BXS · Hamster Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 88 Location: LB-426

Unless the bass drum you bought is a 1960's Trixton Speedfire (Which I highly doubt as those are almost priceless now, if you can find one). Then the hoops and shell should be perfectly round.
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