The hole is for a tilter that adjusts the angle at which the bottom cymbal sits/makes contact with the top cymbal.

That little threaded hole is for the bottom cymbal tilter...I see great minds think alike at the exact same time!!!

Mike Curotto

Thanks guys - so I guess that part is missing on this hihat. I suppose I could make one up to fit.

Also - does the clutch look right for this hihat? I see there is another Giant hi-hat on eBay for $95 and the clutch looks a lot different than mine.

The first photo is from eBay a few minutes ago - the second is my clutch

that is not the correct/original clutch for that hihat

I have that hihat myself.

Thanks for the post!

Could you send me some detailed photos of the clutch you have so I can look around for it? I would appreciate that very much.

Do you know what clutch I have?

search for gretsch hi hat on ebay now and you'll see two for sale, one of them has closeup picture of the clutch.

also look at completed listings

nick

Thanks!

I was taking the hihat apart to clean it. I take photos when doing that - may come in handy. I had everything organized and cleaned up. Then I saw this part laying there? I don't know if it's from something else - I don't remember taking it off or out of the hi-hat. Maybe it fell out?

Does it even belong? Do you know?