Drums Hi-Hat starting position Closed or Open?

[William B.]

Does the Hi-Hat start closed and when the pedal is pressed it opens?

Right now the one I'm using is the opposite.

Thanks!
<3

 

[mtyli]

It is open and when you press the pedal it closes.
I think the one you have works fine.

 

[Ed Seith]

Ya, the pedal pulls them together and closes them.

 

[William B.]

Okay great!

 

[ZebbyMcNutty]

The top cymbal of the hi hat is attached to a rod, and when you press the pedal the chain pulls down that rod and therefore the top cymbal.

The bottom cymbal stays in place, all you do when pressing the pedal is basically pulling the top cymbal down.

When your foot isn't on the pedal, the top cymbal is high and the hi hat is open. When you press down, the hi hat goes against the bottom cymbal and it's closed.


Btw what hi hat stand do you have?

 

[William B.]

The top cymbal of the hi hat is attached to a rod, and when you press the pedal the chain pulls down that rod and therefore the top cymbal.

The bottom cymbal stays in place, all you do when pressing the pedal is basically pulling the top cymbal down.

When your foot isn't on the pedal, the top cymbal is high and the hi hat is open. When you press down, the hi hat goes against the bottom cymbal and it's closed.


Btw what hi hat stand do you have?

Like the one you described, it has a chain for the pulling, sorry it's not mine and don't have it at home.

Was thinking it could be wrong cause sometimes I see drummers with double bass and don't understand how they use the Hi-Hat cause it seems to be closed all the time when I'm looking.

Note: I don't have a double bass pedal
Thanks <3

 

[ZebbyMcNutty]

It's possible that some double bass players set it up in a pretty closed starting position, so that they don't necessarily need to put their foot on there.

Some people also put their left foot more horizontally, so that they play the bass drum pedal with their heel and the hi hat with the front of the foot for example.
They can also just switch the position of their foot really quickly (for example Matt garstka of animals as leaders).


I have a double bass pedal but suck at it, so I may be wrong in this, but depending on the genre people most definitely set up the pedal differently. Good question though!

 

[William B.]

I like the Hi-Hat

 

[Shawn Lennie]

It's possible that some double bass players set it up in a pretty closed starting position, so that they don't necessarily need to put their foot on there.

Some people also put their left foot more horizontally, so that they play the bass drum pedal with their heel and the hi hat with the front of the foot for example.
They can also just switch the position of their foot really quickly (for example Matt garstka of animals as leaders).


I have a double bass pedal but suck at it, so I may be wrong in this, but depending on the genre people most definitely set up the pedal differently. Good question though!

Yep pretty much nailed it! A lot of double bass players will have their hi-hat set up in a closed position and never touch it. There are also things called a "drop clutch" which allows you to flick a little lever on and off at the top cymbal to change the resting position from open to close

 

[ZebbyMcNutty]

Yep pretty much nailed it! A lot of double bass players will have their hi-hat set up in a closed position and never touch it. There are also things called a "drop clutch" which allows you to flick a little lever on and off at the top cymbal to change the resting position from open to close

I've never heard of a drop clutch, that's interesting! Hardware in drums really has gone forward a whole lot, even though the clutch might exist for a while idk but drum tech keeps impressing me