ATTN: All you cocktailers!!!

[ArtsNFartsNCrafts]

Control panels:  did you mount your controls angled downward, or did you keep it horizontal?


I designed the side panels for mine over the weekend, and as of right now, the panels cater to a control panel that is not angled.

[Franco B]

Mine are going have a 10 degree slope if thats any help.

[gnateye]

i think 10 degrees is kinda the standard, you may notice some wrist strain if you keep it horizontal....

[bigh4th]

I actualy guessed at mine and went with a 15 degree angle.  pretty close.

But I would keep it at an angle.  In most cases, a persons arm is already at an angle to reach the controls, so keeping the wrist in line with the arms would make more sense than requiring them to move their wrist to another angle.

I've also learned this from being a drummer.  If you set your drums up where your wrists don't have to stray too far from your arms natural angle, there is a lot less discomfort in playing, be it from muscle soreness or from the shock of stick impact.

just my $.02

-Harry

[ArtsNFartsNCrafts]

Hmm...well maybe I'll redesign 'em tonight!  Couldn't be that hard.  So am I angling ONLY the top part of the panel, or should I go ahead and just shift the rest of it around too?



Not to de-rail my own thread, but as a fellow drummer, I hear you on the wrist thing.  I just LOVE it when little punk drummers keep their toms flat because it "looks cool".

And I guess since we're all a pack 'a nerds in this place, there's no shame in me posting a pic of my drumkit.....it still fits w/ the theme of videogames.

[Orclord]

Not to go anymore OT.....

But do you really call THAT a drum kit.....

 

[ArtsNFartsNCrafts]

As a rock and/or jazz drummer, absolutely I do.  Sooner or later, one learns that size (musically speaking, of course  ) doesn't matter, but rather, what you can do with it.

If I was in a hair metal and/or progressive rock band, I would have a videogame themed drumset THIS size:



But alas, I'm neither Alex Van Halen nor Neil Peart.  So I find a 4000-piece kit to be less-than-necessary. 

[ArtsNFartsNCrafts]

As a rock and/or jazz drummer, absolutely I do.  Is that not enough pieces for you or something?  Sooner or later, one learns that size (musically speaking, of course  ) doesn't matter, but rather, what you can do with it.

If I was in a hair metal and/or progressive rock band, I would have a videogame themed drumset THIS size:

[Orclord]

Yep that was about the size of mine......*Snick*

Back in the day......

Call me Neil........(I wish)....

 

[ArtsNFartsNCrafts]

You may faint, then, when I tell you that not only do I only play 4 drums, but I also only use a SINGLE KICK PEDAL?!

[RayB]

Who are you calling a cocktailer?

A slope is unecessary if the panel is low enough. It all depends on the angle of the player's arm when using it. eg: Midway cocktails have no slope.   But Atari cocktails do.

[Orclord]

You may faint, then, when I tell you that not only do I only play 4 drums, but I also only use a SINGLE KICK PEDAL?!

That's good .....

Reminds me of Paice....

[ArtsNFartsNCrafts]

That leads into my next question, Ray:  What's a good control height?  

My cabinet sits at around 36" high, and as it stands right now, the controls, I think (I'll have to double check this when I get home, cuz I could be way off), are about 5-6" down from the top.

[RayB]

That leads into my next question, Ray:  What's a good control height? 

My cabinet sits at around 36" high, and as it stands right now, the controls, I think (I'll have to double check this when I get home, cuz I could be way off), are about 5-6" down from the top.

Don't know, but I can give you measurements of the Pacman sitting next to me right now:

29 1/2" floor to top of glass.
23 1/2" floor to top of control panel.

And there IS a slight angle. Hard to estimate. Could be only 2 degrees

[DrumAnBass]

Wow sweet kit! I almost bought a Phattie cocktail kit a few years back... Changed my mind when I found a 1969 ludwig red sparkle kit.

[ArtsNFartsNCrafts]

Dennis is an awesome guy to work with.  I drew up the design in photoshop, and he actually brought a Nintendo into the paint shop to match the colors.  i designed the badges, kick head, and they delivered.  They rule!