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Tom Tom Setting

Insert  the  long  ends  of  the  Tom  Holders  into  the  Tom 

Holder  Bracket  on  the  Bass  Drum  as  shown  (Fig.8)  and 

tighten  the  Wing  Nuts  on  the  Tom  Holder  Bracket.  Next, 

loosen the Key Bolts on the TH-900I Tom Holders using a 

Tuning  Key  or  loosen  the  Wing  Nuts  on  the  TH-70I  Tom 

Holders. Adjust the angle of the Tom Holders so you can 

attach  the  Tom  Toms  easily  then  retighten  the  Key 

Bolts/Wing Nuts (Fig.9). Attach the Tom Toms to the other 

end of the Tom Holders and tighten the Wing Nuts on the 

mounts on the Tom Toms. 

Floor Tom Assembly

The  Floor  Tom  is  packed  with  the  Shell,  Steel  Hoops, 

Heads  and  Floor  Tom  Legs  unassembled.  Please  follow 

the  assembly  instructions  below  to  assemble  the  Floor 

Tom.

2. Line up the ears of the Steel Hoop over the Lugs and 

insert the Tension Rods through the ears. Finger tighten 

them into all the Lugs on this side of the drum. Using a 

Tuning Key, tighten the Tension Rods until secure (Refer 

to the “Basic Tuning” section at the end of 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 by the Steel Hoop. 

Tension Rod

Steel Hoop

Head

Lug

Floor Tom Leg

Wing Bolt

Floor Tom Leg

Bracket

Fig.7

Fig.6

Fig.8

Fig.9

TH-900I

Tom Holder

TH-70I

Tom Holder

Key Bolt

Wing Nut

Note

The Tom Holders are equipped with StopLocks that keep the 

drums  from  slipping  or  rotating  and  to  memorize  position 

settings for quick and repeatable set-ups. When the position 

of the Tom Toms are set, place each StopLock into the  slots 

in the Tom Holder Bracket and the mounts on the Tom Toms 

to  retain  these  settings  (refer  to  the  Set-Up  Example 

illustration on the first page of this manual).

Note

For Decade Maple, use the Thicker Head for the batter side.

The  EXPORT  Floor  Toms  are  packed  with  the  Heads  and 

Hoops assembled. Please proceed to step 4.

StopLock

Key Bolt

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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