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4.  Position  the  Bass  Drum  with  the  Tom  Holder  Bracket 

facing  upwards.  Loosen  the  Wing  Nut  on  the  Bass 

Drum Spur and rotate it to the position shown. Tighten 

the  Wing  Nut  to  secure.  Loosen  the  Wing  Bolt  and 

extend the Spurs so that the front of the Bass Drum is 

about an inch off the floor. Make sure that the Spurs on 

both  sides  are  equal  in  length,  and  tighten  the  Wing 

Bolts. The Bass Drum Spurs have Spike Tips (for added 

slip  resistance)  that  can  be  exposed  by  turning  the 

Lock Nut and Rubber Tip clockwise (Fig.5).

1. Place the Shell on a clean, solid surface with the front 

side  (the  side  with  the  Bass  Drum  Spurs  attached) 

facing upwards. Put the Front Head with Pearl Logo on 

the Shell then attach the Bass Drum Hoop with flat side 

down on the Rim of the Head (Fig.1).

3.  Turn  the  Shell  over  to  the  batter  side  and  place  the 

other  Head  and  Bass  Drum  Hoop  on  the  Shell.  The 

batter  side  Bass  Drum  Hoop  has  a  Hoop  Protector 

(Fig.4)  where  the  Pedal  is  to  be  attached.  Position  the 

Bass  Drum  Hoop  so  that  the  Hoop  Protector  is  on  the 

opposite  side  of  the  Tom  Holder  Bracket.  Attach  the 

Tension Rods/Hooks in the same way as the front side 

(Fig.3).

Bass Drum Assembly

The  Bass  Drum  is  packed  with  the  Shell,  Bass  Drum 

Hoops,  Heads  and  Parts  unassembled.  Please  follow  the 

instructions below to assemble the Bass Drum.

Fig.2

Fig.5

2. Pass a Tension Rod through a Hook, and hook it on the 

Bass  Drum  Hoop  above  a  Lug.  Finger  tighten  the 

Tension Rod into the Lug and do the same with the rest 

of  the  Tension  Rods/Hooks  on  this  side  of  the  drum 

(Fig.2).  Using  a  Tuning  Key,  tighten  the  Tension  Rod 

until secure (Refer to the “Basic Tuning” section at the 

end of this manual).

CAUTION

The  Spike  Tips  are  sharp.  Be  careful  not  to  hurt  yourself  or 

others  when  using  them.  Use  the  Spike  Tips  only  on  thick 

carpeted surfaces to prevent damage to the flooring underneath.

Note

The  Bass  Drum  Hoop  without  the  Hoop  Protector  (Fig.4)  is 

used on the front side.

Fig.4

Tom Holder Bracket

Hoop Protector

Hoop Protecter

Hook

Tension Rod

Bass Drum Hoop

Head

Bass Drum Hoop

Cross-section

drawing

Bass Drum Spur

Bass Drum Hoop

Front Head (w/Logo)

Shell

Fig.1

(Front side)

Fig.3

(Batter side)

Tension Rod

Hook

Lug

Bass Drum Hoop

Rim of the Head

Spike Tip

Lock Nut

Rubber Tip

Wing Bolt

Wing Nut

Bass Drum Spur

Tom Holder Bracket

Summary of Contents for Decade Maple Export EXL

Page 1: ...m Tom Tom Bass Drum Floor Tom Instruction Manual Congratulations on your purchase To get optimum performance from your Pearl drum set please read this Instruction Manual first before playing PEARL DRUMS Set Up Example Illustrations shown in this manual are Decade Maple drums and 930 series hardware Cymbals are not included in the set E X L E X X ...

Page 2: ...e of the Tom Holder Bracket Attach the Tension Rods Hooks in the same way as the front side Fig 3 Bass Drum Assembly The Bass Drum is packed with the Shell Bass Drum Hoops Heads and Parts unassembled Please follow the instructions below to assemble the Bass Drum Fig 2 Fig 5 2 Pass a Tension Rod through a Hook and hook it on the Bass Drum Hoop above a Lug Finger tighten the Tension Rod into the Lug...

Page 3: ...f this manual Fig 6 3 Turn the drum over and attach the other Head and Steel Hoop with the remaining Tension Rods 4 Attach the Floor Tom Legs to the Floor Tom Leg Brackets and set the height and angle to your preference Tighten the Wing Bolt to secure position Fig 6 7 1 Place the Shell on a clean solid surface with the batter side facing upwards as shown in Fig 6 Put the Head on the Shell followed...

Page 4: ...lter Fig 12 A Fig 12 B Stand Base Center Tube Assembly Boom Gear Upper Tube Assembly Boom Arm Wing Nut Upper Felt Washer Reversible Nut Lower Felt Washer Cymbal Post Setting the Cymbal Boom Stand Reversible Nut Assembly Unscrew the Reversible Nut from the Cymbal Post and remove it along with the Upper Felt Washer Place the cymbal over the Cymbal Post and rest it on the Lower Felt Washer Place the ...

Page 5: ...be conveniently operated with your left hand and tighten the Butterfly Nut to hold the Snare Drum securely do not overtighten Basic Tuning Gradually tighten the Tension Bolts using a crisscross pattern as shown Tap the Head at each Tension Rod in a zone between 20mm and 30mm from the rim as shown below and listen to the pitches Adjust the tuning as needed to achieve uniform pitch all around the He...

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