bloke_zero Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) You know the ones - hexagonal things made of riot shield plastic and wood with a plastic bottom. These may or may not work, but will come with replacment piezo pads for you to put in. So, to be clear, they are provided 'as is' but if you have a soldering iron and some glue they will work - I have the XLR connectors. They were once white but are now cream-ish and a bit cracked in places but nothing too drastic. I think you can remove the laquer and respray but I haven't tried. They go on pearl tom stands (not 'export' but the chunky ones). I've got 2 I'm using to trigger an old drum machine and they work fine - they are super simple inside so it's easy to make a lead to trigger newer drum brains that don't use XLR. So these 2 are surplus to requirements. I'm in N8, London - send me a message if you want to come and pick them up. I'm not really up for posting right now. Edited October 20, 2020 by bloke_zero Now gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Ah, Simmons electric drums. They used to be made just up the road from me on the way to St Albans - I had friends who worked there who said the technology didn't work. They threw away as many as they sold IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 The pads are super simple. A piezo glued to a piece of wood - not much to fail! Versions of the brain were flakey. The early versions were just analogue voices and pretty robust to this day, some are quite sought after! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakester Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Ah, I'd love these but I'm nowhere near... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 23 hours ago, Jakester said: Ah, I'd love these but I'm nowhere near... If I don’t get any bites I can pack them up for you. Maybe we can work out postage costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakester Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, bloke_zero said: If I don’t get any bites I can pack them up for you. Maybe we can work out postage costs? That’d be great, thanks. Let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Could I have them please? I have a Simmons control unit (in the loft), but no pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 52 minutes ago, prowla said: Could I have them please? I have a Simmons control unit (in the loft), but no pads. Done deal! I'm glad they'll be going to a home where they'll be able to finally meet up with some more simmons! I'll box them up with the piezos and connectors for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 For reference - this is how to restore: https://blog.simmonsmuseum.com/?p=1210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 2 hours ago, bloke_zero said: Done deal! I'm glad they'll be going to a home where they'll be able to finally meet up with some more simmons! I'll box them up with the piezos and connectors for you. Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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