Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

will be getting back to you
and yes, if I can do, you are able to

greeting
Berk


>-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: "martinzdotse" <felix.martinz@...>
>Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:53:02 -0000
>Subject: Betr: [Simmons Drums] Re: Simmons Silicon Mallet repair
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>First of all, thanks to everyone who replied!
>
>Berk, can you explain a little more about cleaning the fsr? I didn't totally
>get it...
>Do you think I can do it myself and do you think it's possible to clean
what's
>inside instead of replacing it?
>
>//Felix
>
>--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Berk Aarts" <B.E.R.K@...> wrote:
>>
>> Indeed, there are a bunch off FSR sheets in there
>> Some one over here helped me quit nice with a little article on resistant
>> glue<?> (does this make sense??) and shooting stables
>> cleaning the fsr's could help a lot too
>> 
>> The advantage is that the sillicon mallet triggers really accurate
>> On the other hand, it's extrmely noise, and plays like hell. drumpads
don't
>> feel like real drums, we know that, but a sillicon mallet doesn't feel
>like
>> a marimba, it's more a sax where you try to play guitar on. on the other
>> hand, experimenting with different sticks helps a lot
>> 
>> Berk
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>> >To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>> >From: "superwolle70" <superwolle70@...>
>> >Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:05:22 -0000
>> >Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Simmons Silicon Mallet repair
>> >Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>> >
>> >
>> >as far as I know (I might be wrong) the triggers are also based on FSR
>technology
>> >(force sensing resistor foils). The company "Interlink Electronic" still
>> >exists. Probably a resource for spare parts:
>> >http://www.interlinkelectronics.com/force_sensors/products/forcesensingresistors/standardsensors.html
>> >
>> >Best
>> >Wolfgang
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "fexus.fexus" <felix.martinz@>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >> 
>> >> 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?
>> >> 
>> >> Thanks for any help
>> >> 
>> >> //Felix
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
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