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I’ve been thinking about getting the Tama Iron Cobra Lever Glide so I can play heel down on the hats without reaching (it can tilt). Any ideas? Are there others that tilt?
It’s designed with two legs and the pedal and a extendable brace directly under the pedal. To tilt the stand you simply lower the legs past ground zero and it tilts the main shaft—all of it—towards you. However, the pedal is on a floating hinge so that nothing binds when the shaft is tilted. This means that pedal is not the third leg of the tripod, and the extendable brace is.If I put something under the feet of a normal hi hat stand to cause it to tilt toward me, does the Tama Lever have that much advantage over it? I’m trying to understand the Tama’s advantages. Mechanically, the Tama seems to be high quality but costs $300.
I have and use the Tama IC Lever glide. I think it’s the best feeling hat stand available. I also use it tilted 100% of the time and it does reduce the reach. The max tilt angle isn’t much, but it does the job.
The improved ability to feather the hats with the foot. I think Mapex & Ludwig offer a similar version in their hardware lines.What’s the advantage of the lever glide versus others?
The lever increases the travel of the pedal compared to the cymbal, so you can get very precise amounts of slightly open hats, and less strength required to keep them closed tight. The foot pedal also pivots to stay flat on the floor when you tilt the stand.What’s the advantage of the lever glide versus others?
If you decide to tilt your hats put some tubing or tape where the top cymbal meets the clutch.
You don't want to enlarge the cymbal hole; AKA "Keyhole Effect" !
Same here...you just posted for me.I have the Speed Cobra version of the Lever Glide and I highly recommend it. It's the smoothest HH pedal I've ever owned. And the most stable HH pedal I've ever owned. Everything about it is top notch.
The tilt feature is awesome and something I never want to do without now.
It's heavy, but I think HH pedals should be heavy because it keeps them more stable and prevents slippage.
It’s amazing how just a bit of tilt can make a huge difference. Especially when you use bigger hats.I also use it tilted 100% of the time and it does reduce the reach. The max tilt angle isn’t much, but it does the job.
Back in the day I had an Iron Cobra Lever-Glide hi-hat and I did tilt it towards me because I used an IC double pedal at the time and the tilting feature brought the hats a little closer and I liked that. These days light weight is more important to me and I don't need a double pedal anymore so I use a light entry level Pearl hi-hat. But those lever glide hats feel amazing. If I find a used single braced one I will snap it up.I’ve been thinking about getting the Tama Iron Cobra Lever Glide so I can play heel down on the hats without reaching (it can tilt). Any ideas? Are there others that tilt?