DW Drums SM9214 Incremental Hi-Hat Clutch

General

Suppose you like to play with a double bass pedal, but you want to be able to adjust the 'density' (or openness) of your hi-hat or second hi-hat pair precisely, this often poses a small problem. A normal clutch is extremely awkward to adjust quickly, and it is virtually impossible to do this while playing. You quickly end up with a drop-clutch, but often these cannot be set very precisely, unless you go into the higher price segment. A nice middle ground is this DW SM9214 clutch. This variant comes with a hi-hat platter that you can screw onto almost any modern cymbal stand or cymbal arm. Any tripod with an M8 thread will do. The big advantage is that you can use this clutch for an external hi-hat via a cymbal arm on a different stand, without having to buy a separate hi-hat pedal or stand.

DW SM9214 hi-hat clutch with platter

The advantage of this DW hi-hat clutch over a regular hi-hat clutch and (most) drop-clutches is that you can adjust it stepwise. By means of the black 'lever' you lower your upper hi-hat cymbal stepwise, or raise it. Less fast than a drop-clutch of course, but because you only have to make one movement with the lever, you can quickly and easily set that precise hi-hat 'sweet-spot' while playing!