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Zoomatic blues

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I'm digging into the first Zoomatic I've had since about 1970.

It's actually a pretty cool strainer because tensioning the snares does not also pull them into the head (much).

The problem is the damn knob. I guess this is pretty common where they get stripped out. Mine was delivered with no knob, but i can see how it would be pretty easy to strip out the splines.

My plan is to find a stripped out knob, and then silver solder it onto the shaft so it will never come off. It will all need replating afterward but it should be pretty bullet proof.

Questions are:

What do others do to repair these?

Where did all the stripped out knobs go? (I have a post on the WTB board but no takers)

Thanks!

'56-'59 Slingerland BDP "Krupa Deluxe Ensemble"
DW Classics "Buddy Rich"
PDP CX
Various orphan shells and parts nearing critical mass
Posted on 12 years ago
#1
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i need one too quality control that is the way

April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
66/67 downbeat with canister
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once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
Posted on 12 years ago
#2
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Go a guitar shop,and bring your snares....

They SHOULD have guitar volume/tone knobs that fit!

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 12 years ago
#3
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Last I heard they get put in the kitchen drawer under the sink, mine`s been stuck for twenty years and I don`t think I`ll ever get it open !!

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 12 years ago
#4
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I'll be trying to repair mine when my replacement knob arrives in the mail. I have some ideas of how I want to try to reattach it. We'll see if it works.

If anyone is wondering what idiot would pay $32 for the Zoomy knob that just sold on ebay, I'm the idiot. Yes, I probably paid too much and could have gotten a whole working Zoomy for the same price with a little patience. But I've got literally nothing into the drum and would rather repair parts rather than throw them out or discard them. Which, of course, is still a possiblity in the long run. We'll see.

Posted on 12 years ago
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From blairndrums

Go a guitar shop,and bring your snares....They SHOULD have guitar volume/tone knobs that fit!

I've looked and couldn't find anything.

Posted on 12 years ago
#6
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Rockin Robins in Houston sold me some that fit.............

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 12 years ago
#7
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The Zoomy can be fixed fairly easily whether its the knob or the shaft that's stripped. Here's how I fixed mine.

Home Depot or any supply store sells "Teflon" plumbing seal tape. It comes in a roll for under a buck and is used in plumbing for sealing threaded tap and water connecting hoses for toilets, sinks.

Wrap the stripped rod where the knob fits on about three times with the tape making sure to stretch it as you wrap, then take a rubber mallet and gently tap the knob back on. It won't come off again as its a permanent fix.

-kellyj

"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing..."
Posted on 12 years ago
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From DaSwans

If anyone is wondering what idiot would pay $32 for the Zoomy knob that just sold on ebay, I'm the idiot. .

I was actually thinking I should have bid on it but figured (apparently wrongly) there had to be a bunch of junkers around somewhere.

The most recent Zoomy on Ebay went for well over $100. Very odd since at about the same time a COB snare with a good Zoomatic went for less than the strainer alone. Go figure.

Keep searching your drawers folks. (No, not those drawers!)

'56-'59 Slingerland BDP "Krupa Deluxe Ensemble"
DW Classics "Buddy Rich"
PDP CX
Various orphan shells and parts nearing critical mass
Posted on 12 years ago
#9
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I bought a Slingerland muffler, got the know off -- it's a press fit. I used a spacer and kept tightening the 'nut' (brass cylinder), til the knob came off. Then put the knob on a padded surface, and tapped the splined end of the shaft into the knob.

Maybe a drop of epoxy would have been a good idea. Just remember to fit it with the washer and through the strainer. Looks fine.

I plan to use the 'spring' repair posted in the forum articles.

Posted on 12 years ago
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