Pacific Drums & Percussion MX SERIES - Manual (Page 2)

Bass Drum (fig. 1) Bass Drum (fig. 2) Bass Drum (fig. 4) Large Tom Tom (fig. 5) Large Tom Tom (Fig. 6) Hardware (fig. 9)
Section One: Assembly Section One: Assembly
Before starting, carefully remove all of the contents and packing materials from the large box containing the drums
and set them aside. In addition to the drums, heads, hoops and bass drum muffling pillow inside this box, you
will find a smaller box labeled “Accessory Kit”. Open this box and remove the plastic bag containing two sizes of
tension rods. Separate the rods into two groups: long (bass drum) and short (tom-tom). Next remove the drumkey
from the Accessory Kit. This is the only tool you’ll need to complete the assembly, set-up and tuning of your new
drumset.
Open the Pacific Hardware Pack and remove the stands and pedal from their individual boxes and packing materi-
als. Be sure to keep all the parts for each stand together.
Note: These instructions are intended for use with the standard Pacific Hardware Pack that is included with most
PDP drumkits. Consult your authorized Pacific Drums dealer for other options.
Note: It is highly recommended that assembly and set-up be done on rug or carpet. This will protect the drums and
floor from scratches and prevent unwanted movement during playing.
Snare Drum, Small and Medium Tom-Toms
These drums come completely assembled. Set them aside until you are ready for set-up and final tuning.
Bass Drum
1) Gather the bass drum shell, heads, hoops, muffling pillow, long tension rods and claw hooks. The claw
hooks are located in the Accessory Kit box. (figure 1)
2) Lay the bass drum on the floor with the front (the open end of the shell closest to the spurs or legs) fac-
ing up. Set the black “Pacific” logo head (figure 2) on the drum and center the “PDP” logo underneath the BDM
(Bass Drum Tom Mount) located on the top of the shell.
3) Place one of the bass drum hoops on top of the bass drum head with the flat side of the hoop against
the metal hoop of the head and the seam at the bottom of the drum.
4) Slide 8 tension rods through 8 claw hooks.
5) Position the claw hooks on the hoop and align them with the lugs. Thread a tension rod into each lug and
tighten it by hand until they are “finger-tight”. You will fully tighten and tune the drum later.
6) Turn the drum over so that it is in its normal, upright playing position.
7) To attach the Bass Drum Pillow, position the pillow on the bottom of the inside of the drum so that the
front and back flaps will lightly touch both the front and back heads when the drum is fully assembled. Once you
have achieved the desired position, carefully remove plastic backing from the self-adhesive Velcro™ tape and
secure the middle section of the pillow to the shell. (figure 3)
8) Rotate the drum once again so that the front head is facing the floor and the back (open part) of the shell
is facing up.
9) Set the coated/clear batter head on the drum so that the small “PDP” logo is centered under the BDM
(Bass Drum Tom Mount) located on the top of the shell.
10) Place the second bass drum hoops on top of the drumhead with the flat side of the hoop against the
metal hoop of the head and the seam at the bottom of the drum. Attach and finger-tighten the remaining 8 claw
hooks and tension rods as described in steps 4 and 5 above. (figure 4)
Large Tom Tom Large Tom Tom
1) Gather the large tom tom shell, counterhoops, heads and short tension rods. (figure 5)
2) Remove the counterhoops from the shell by removing the tension rods holding them in place.
3) Position the drum so that the Pacific logo badge is right-side up and place the coated/clear top (“batter”)
(figure 6) head over the open/top end of the drum. This is also the end of the drum with the STM (Suspenion Tom
Mount) and bracket. Align the PDP logo on the head with the badge on the side of the drum.
4) Place one of the counterhoops over the head and align the holes in the hoop with the lugs on the drum.
Insert a tension rod through each hole and thread the rods by hand until they are “finger-tight”.
5) Turn the drum over and place the bottom (“resonant”) (figure 6) head on the drum with the PDP logo
aligned with the drum badge.
6) Place the remaining counterhoop over the head and insert and tighten the tension rods as in step 4,
above. (figure 7)
Hardware
A. Straight Cymbal Stand
1) Loosen the wing screw on the leg assembly clamp and open legs of the cymbal stand to the desired posi-
tion. (figure 8) Tighten the wing screw.
2) Loosen the wingscrew on the tube receiver. Insert the middle and upper sections of the cymbal stand into
the base section and tighten the tube receiver wingscrew. Adjust the stand sections so that 9-12” of each tube is
above each tube receiver.
3) Loosen the wingnut on the tilter section and rotate the tilter until the cymbal stem is in a vertical posi-
tion. Then tighten the wingnut.
B. Convertible Straight/Boom Cymbal Stand
1) Loosen the wing screw on the leg assembly clamp and open legs of the cymbal stand to the desired posi-
tion. Tighten the wing screw.
2) Loosen the wingscrew on the tube receiver. Insert the upper section of the cymbal stand into the base
section and tighten the tube receiver wingscrew. Adjust the stand so that 9-12” of the upper tube is above the
tube receiver.
3) Loosen both the wingnut on the angle adjustment and the wingscrew on the height adjustment sides of
the straight/boom casting at the end of the upper tube section, pull the boom arm outward until the casting is
able to rotate and adjust the distance and angle of the boom arm as desired. Tighten the wingnut and wingscrew
to secure the position.
4) Loosen the wingnut on the tilter section and rotate the tilter until the cymbal stem is in a vertical posi-
tion. Then tighten the wingnut. (figure 9)
C. Snare Drum Stand
1) Loosen the wing screw on the leg assembly clamp and open legs of the snare drum stand to the desired
position. Tighten the wing screw.
2) Loosen the wingscrew on the tube receiver. Insert the upper/basket (figure 10) section of the stand into
the base section and tighten the tube receiver wingscrew. Adjust the stand so that 2-3” of the upper tube is above
the tube receiver.
D. Hi-Hat Stand
1) Loosen the wing screw on the leg assembly clamp and open legs of the hi-hat stand so that the base sec-
tion is stable and vertical. Tighten the wing screw.
2) Remove the rubber band from the footboard assembly and insert the ends of the rods into the holes in
the sides of the base casting. Adjust the built-in spurs to prevent hi-hat crawl by turning them clockwise or coun-
terclockwise to achieve the desired position. Be careful when using this feature so as not damage the surface of
the floor.
3) Thread the upper rod into the rod receiver on the lower rod in the center of the stand. Turn it clockwise
until it is hand tightened. (figure 11)
Note: Do not place the rod in the stand without securely screwing it in.
4) Loosen the wingscrew on the tube receiver and the memory lock on the upper tube. Insert the upper sec-
tion of the stand into the base section and adjust the stand so that 12-15” of the upper tube is above the tube
receiver. Tighten the tube receiver wingscrew and memory lock.
Section Two: Set-Up Section Two: Set-Up
Bass Drum
A. Bass Drum Spurs
1) Place the bass drum in its upright, playing position with the BDM (Bass Drum Tom Mount) at the top of
the drum.
2) Lower the bass drum spurs (legs) by loosening the wingnuts and rotate the legs so that they angle slightly
towards the front of the bass drum. Tighten the wingnuts.
3) Loosen the spur tip receiver with the drumkey and lower the spur rods so that the front of the drum is
lifted about one inch off the ground, then tighten the receiver.
Note: The rubber-tipped bass drum spurs include an internal metal spike that can be exposed by threading the tip
clockwise and used to prevent bass drum crawl. Be careful when using this feature so as not damage the surface
of the floor.
B. BDM (Bass Drum Mount)
1) Loosen the wingscrew on the BDM receiver at the top of the bass drum. Remove the BDM (Bass Drum
Mount) from the Accessory Pack, loosen the memory lock on its tube and insert the BDM into the receiver with
the 2 ball-in-socket clamps towards the front of the drum and the arms on the outside of the clamps. Position the
BDM so that 4-5” of the tube remains above the receiver and tighten the wingscrew and interlocking memory lock.
2) Loosen the wingscrews on the ball-in-socket tom arms and rotate them so that they are vertical. Tighten
the wingscrews.
C. Bass Drum Pedal
1) Attach the bass drum pedal to the center, bottom of the back (“batter” side) bass drum hoop using the
drumkey screw activated clamp on the side of the pedal. Be careful not to over tighten the screw as this may
damage the hoop.
2) Loosen the drumkey screws on the beater hub and insert the bass drum beater shaft into it. Position the
shaft so that the beater ball strikes the bass drum head about one inch above the center. (figure 12) Rotate the
head of the beater ball to select the desired plastic or felt playing surface and tighten the drumkey screws on the
beater hub to secure the position.
3) Adjust the built-in spurs to prevent bass drum crawl by turning them clockwise or counterclockwise to
achieve the desired position. Be careful when using this feature so as not damage the surface of the floor.
Note: The bottom of the bass drum pedal plate features Velcro™ to prevent bass drum crawl on carpeted sur-
faces.
Small and Medium Tom-Toms
1) Starting with the smaller tom-tom, loosen the wingnut on the tom bracket and the memory lock on the
left tom arm of the BDM (looking at the kit from a normal playing position). Slide the drum/bracket over the tom
arm, leaving 1-2” of the arm exposed above the bracket.
2) Rotate the drum on the arm so that the right side of the drum is above the middle of the bass drum.
Tighten the bracket wing screw and interlocking memory lock.
3) Loosen the wingnut on the ball-in-socket clamp and adjust the angle of the drum towards the center of
the kit as desired. Tighten the wingnut.
d) Position the medium tom-tom on the right tom arm and follow the above steps so that the left side of the
drum is above the middle of the bass drum (almost touching the small tom-tom) and the tom-tom is angled toward
the center of the kit. (figure 13)
Snare Drum
1) While maintaining a normal playing position (behind the kit), place the snare drum stand to the left of the
bass drum and in front of the small mounted tom. Open the three-armed basket and place the snare drum into it.
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