Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Yes, parts are available from yamaha drums. For slippage, add a piece 
of felt or rubber skid pad to the clamp betw the bar. Another 
possiblilty: look for the new DXPIIISP kit that has a new bar with 
ribs on it.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "profvia11" <profvia11@y...> wrote:
> I'm not sure if anyone else has had the same problem, but I have a 
> DTXPRESS I.  I haven't played it that much at all due to school 
> (sadly), but when I do play I've found that I can't get the screws 
> tight enough to prevent the pads from dropping when I play.  And I 
> don't even play hard.  However, I've found that trying to get these 
> tight enough to hold the pads up has stripped all of the screws 
out!  
> Does anyone know of any way to fix it or if it's possible to order a 
> bunch of these screws from Yamaha?  I currently just have bolts 
going through the clamps with a wing nut on the other end, but it 
requires a screwdriver and pliers to get it tight enough.  I'm hoping 
there's some way to do fix it that would allow me to get them tight 
enough by hand.  
> Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated!!