Roland TD-8KV Replacing the Head, When the Head Should Be, Replaced, About the Lock Bushings

					About the Mesh Head
Replacing the Head		6. Pass the tuning bolts through the washers, then
			attach them to the hoop and frame.
When the Head Should Be		7. Next, adjust the tension of the head. Refer to
Replaced			“Adjusting the Head Tension” (p. 6).
The head is an expendable item that eventually will wear out
and need to be replaced. Replace the head when the following
occurs:		Do not firmly tighten a single tuning bolt by itself. Doing so
•	The head surface is torn	will make it impossible to tension the head evenly, and will
•	Striking points are no longer detected correctly, even	cause malfunctions such as failure to accurately detect the
	when the head tension is properly adjusted.	striking location.
•	Slack portions remain in the head even after the head	About the Lock Bushings
	tension is properly adjusted.
Replacement heads (optional)		The KD-80 and the PD-80R are provided with lock bushings to
MH-8 Mesh Head: for either KD-80, PD-80R or PD-80		prevent rotation and loosening of the tuning bolts caused by
Replacing the Head		vibration transmitted from the hoop.
		If a lock bushing happens to become separated from the frame
1.	Remove all tuning bolts and washers.	while the head is being replaced, position the bushing so its
		four slots are aligned with the corresponding ridges in the
		frame, then press down firmly on the bushing.
	When replacing the head of the KD-80 or the PD-80R,			Lock Bushing
	press the lock bushing (in figure below) in place with
	your finger as you remove each tuning bolt, to prevent
	the bushings from being pulled off the frame.
	Only the KD-80 and the PD-80R are provided with lock				Frame
	bushings.

Tuning Key

Tuning Bolt

Washer

Hoop

Lock Bushing

Frame

For more on the lock bushings, refer to the following section, “About the Lock Bushings.”

2.Remove the hoop.

3.Remove the old head.

4.Place the new head on the frame.

5.Place the hoop onto the head.

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