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Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Simmons Silicon Mallet repair

From: jesper <jesper@...>
Date: 2009-12-16

fexus.fexus skrev:
> Hi,

Hi (or Hej!) Felix and welcome to the list!

> I'm about to buy a Simmons Silicon Mallet, but it needs some repair.
> Some pads do not send any signal, or the wrong signal (from another
> pad), and some pads need to be hit very hard to send any signal.
> I think this is a rare instrument and I'd really want to fix it.
>
> Does anybody know if this thing is repairable? Anybody in Stockholm who
> can help me?

I bet there are some owners on the list who can help with the trigger
business but the Mallet is a temperamental unit.

Is it piezo triggers or some other design in that one? Piezos are both
easy to change and quite cheap to replace.

> Thanks for any help

Can I ask how much you payed? Bought in Sweden?

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electronically yours, jesper

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