First Act MD700 manual Drum Tuning Diagrams and Instructions

Spread the legs at the base of the cymbal stand (I) and set evenly on the floor. Insert the top tube of the cymbal stand into the tripod base. Adjust height as necessary and tighten. Spread tripod legs out evenly. The wider the legs are spread the more stable the stand will be while playing.

Place the 14” crash cymbal (F) over the threaded top of the cymbal stand leaving one washer and one cymbal felt on the underside and one cymbal felt and washer on top. Tighten wing nut leaving enough room for the cymbal to move during play.

Spread the legs at the base of the hi-hat stand (H) and set evenly on the floor. Insert the top tube of the hi-hat through the pull rod and into the hi-hats tripod base and tighten main wing nut.

Place one 12” hi-hat cymbal (E) inverted to rest on the felt of the stand. Assemble the hi-hat clutch to the other 12” hi-hat cymbal by making sure the cymbal is between the two felts on top and bottom of cymbal and tighten bottom nut. Place the top cymbal down over the pull rod and tighten clutch wing nut leaving about 3/4” space between the two cymbals.

The seat or drum throne has a black seat cushion that is attached to the top of the seats tripod base. Tighten the wing nut. Extend the tripods legs fully and adjust height that is comfortable for you by inserting the bolt with wing nut through one of the three height settings. See next page for complete diagram instructions.

Once seated you can now fully adjust any angles and height of the drums, cymbals, and stands to your liking. Remember there is no limit to your creativity, so feel free to experiment with your set up!

Drum Tuning Diagrams and Instructions

At this point you should have finger tightened the tension rods on all drum heads. Use the drum key (S) to tighten the tension rods and fine-tune the drums. Use the order in the diagrams below. Apply an equal amount of tension to each lug. Turn each lug 1/4 turn until pitch and tone of the drum begin to sound. The smaller drums can have a higher pitch and the bass drum would then have the lowest pitch. Again, experiment to what sounds best for you.

1	6		1	4
3		4	3
5	2		5	2
	Bass		Snare/ Tom Tom/ Floor Tom

Good luck and drum on!

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