Rehearsal: Drum Kit Troubleshooting

Spares are reserved for broken or missing equipment. If you need additional cymbals or stands, you'll need to bring your own gear. We carry felts, beaters, pedals, clutches, stools, stands, and snare skins on-site, plus drum keys where available, so we should be able to replace or fix most issues. Wing nuts, felts, and sleeves aren't available at sites using No Nuts stands (see below).

🥁 What's "No Nuts"?

Some of our locations use "No Nuts" cymbal stands, so you won't see the usual nuts or felts you might expect. No Nuts is a type of hardware that secures cymbals without needing wing nuts — instead of tightening a wing nut, you simply slide the cymbal onto a specialised top part of the stand, and a built-in mechanism holds it in place.

🪑 Drum stool/throne not staying up

If you have a drum key, tighten the clamps above the wingnut to stop the drum stool from sliding.

🔧 Drum stool/throne jammed or stuck

If you have a set of drumsticks, place one on each side of the wingnut and turn to unjam the drum stool.

🎵 Snare drum buzzing while singing

Check the snare wires are engaged. If they're not needed, flick the lever on the snare to disengage the wires and stop the buzzing.