Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

I used to be a music store sales guy in the 80's and I recall that the SDS-7 Cymbal and Hi-
Hat were generally not sought after. In fact, I recall that with one of the demo kits that we
sold, the drummer that bought it did not even take the cymbal or hi-hat. Thus, those little
gems sat around in the "unwanted bin" until the 90's when they were thrown away. Little
did we know that 20 years later I would be a Simmons freak and that those 2 items are
worth their weight in gold. So I ask you, oh hexagonal hipsters, how does the hi-hat card
differ from other sound cards in the sds-7? are there 2 e-proms for the open and closed
sounds? If not, can I use a tom card with a hi-hat e-prom? I just recently picked up the hi-
hat pedal and I am looking for more cards to use the extra pads that I have. I also have an
sds-5 What is that hi-hat module like? Is that the most difficult piece to the Simmons
puzzle? I would like to hear from some of you Simmons experts regarding these rare
items. OBTW, the hi-hat pedal has a 1/4 inch output and both the sdsV and 7 require XLR.
Hmmm... is this the real pedal or is it a counterfeit pedal? I suppose a trs-xlr cable will do
the trick. What do you guys think? (something tells me that Jesper shall come to my rescue
first) God bless you, Jesper!

Thanks,

Pigletdad40