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Title: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: QCdrummer on August 22, 2007, 12:47:21 PM
Here I go again with one of my visiting church stories. I went to a church where an older cat was the drummer and when we got up, I didn't have time to adjust. All I had time to do was put my snare on and my pedal on, all while everybody is looking at me too see when I give the nod that I'm ready. (And I be feeling like I'm holding the service up, just by putting those two things on!)

And the dudes seat was real low, and his symbols were way up in the air! I had to stretch out to reach them. Now I didn't have a problem with the seat because I sit high and everybody has thier prerence with that. But the symbols up in the air?

Now even though I never understood it,  I've seen this before, but more and more people are starting to go away from it. So to get on a set like that had me struggling! Does anybody know the advantage of having your symbols that high?
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: dude-on-drums on August 22, 2007, 01:32:38 PM
...I've always thought it was because people wanted to exaggerate their showmanship.   :-\
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: shall176 on August 22, 2007, 01:57:03 PM
Its just preference.  Guys like Dennis Chambers had his up high, and some top rock guys in the 80's.  People see that and immitate that, and its what they become used to.  Its more efficient to have them lower though....

I'll say this as well.  When I was a kid taking lessons, the cymbals wer enot high, but to me they seemed high.  then you grow, and you are used to cymbals being high, so you either adjust, or keep raising them.  I was looking for more efficiencies, so I kept them lower.
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: sugabear on August 22, 2007, 02:13:38 PM
I always thought it was because the drummers wanted to be seen. Having your cymbals setup low sort of impedes the view.
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: 2TallDrummer on August 22, 2007, 04:37:57 PM
My cymbals aren't extremely high, but because I'm 6' 5 they may be high to shorter drummers.  I pretty much place them where physical movement isn't restricted or unnatural.  If for reasons other than pure physicality, it's just personal preference.  Most of have at some point patterned our setup or style after some drummer we admired.  Whether they were a local or national artist.  Since we're on the topic, it's funny how people expect you to just sit down and start playing on any set.  When drummer involves a lot of adjustments.  Like you mentioned, I've had to play on sets with little or no time for adjustments and the seats have be too low and you start cramping after the first song.
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: fretai03 on August 22, 2007, 04:54:07 PM
We're drummers! We need the cymbals high because we like to flex our muscles. ;D
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: BigFoot_BigThumb on August 25, 2007, 06:28:31 PM
Symbols?
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: dude-on-drums on August 26, 2007, 07:41:11 AM
Quote from: BigFoot_BigThumb on August 25, 2007, 06:28:31 PM
Symbols?

LOL!
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: bigblackdrummer on August 26, 2007, 01:28:20 PM
Quote from: QCdrummer on August 22, 2007, 12:47:21 PM
Here I go again with one of my visiting church stories. I went to a church where an older cat was the drummer and when we got up, I didn't have time to adjust. All I had time to do was put my snare on and my pedal on, all while everybody is looking at me too see when I give the nod that I'm ready. (And I be feeling like I'm holding the service up, just by putting those two things on!)

And the dudes seat was real low, and his symbols were way up in the air! I had to stretch out to reach them. Now I didn't have a problem with the seat because I sit high and everybody has their preference with that. But the symbols up in the air?

Now even though I never understood it,  I've seen this before, but more and more people are starting to go away from it. So to get on a set like that had me struggling! Does anybody know the advantage of having your symbols that high?

Dude Hooked On Phonics might work for you! Its Cymbals!!!! Not symbols!!! I think you're using hooked on Ebonics!!!
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: dude-on-drums on August 26, 2007, 01:44:55 PM
Quote from: bigblackdrummer on August 26, 2007, 01:28:20 PM
Dude Hooked On Phonics might work for you! Its Cymbals!!!! Not symbols!!! I think you're using hooked on Ebonics!!!

Brutal   ;D
Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: sjonathan02 on August 26, 2007, 02:00:30 PM
Quote from: BigFoot_BigThumb on August 25, 2007, 06:28:31 PM
Symbols?


Quote from: bigblackdrummer on August 26, 2007, 01:28:20 PM
Dude Hooked On Phonics might work for you! Its Cymbals!!!! Not symbols!!! I think you're using hooked on Ebonics!!!


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Title: Re: What is the advantage of having your symbols 8 ft. high??
Post by: BEATBOXERZ on August 26, 2007, 03:44:25 PM
Quote from: BigFoot_BigThumb on August 25, 2007, 06:28:31 PM
Symbols?

My sentiments EXACTLY. What is a symbol ?/?