To preface, I think if I had posted this yesterday it would've been all in CAPS with several instances of four consecutive asterisks. Now that I've had a day or so to cool down, I feel I can civilly and calmly request advice from you fine folks. 
This weekend all the issues I have had with my kick drum came to a head (pardon the pun). During the first of three sets on Friday night, I put a hole in the kick head--of course the beater got stuck and I had to continue the song left-footed using my slave pedal. I had plowed through 3 different impact pads in about 5 shows prior to this weekend, so I was hoping that the head would hold up for one show. Well, it lasted about 45 minutes.
I replaced the head after set one, and rigged a temp fix for my lack of impact pad: I took the clear plastic package my Evans impact pads came in, cut out a rectangle (wide enough to receive both beaters) and duct-taped it to the new head.
The remaining two sets consisted of me fixing the placement of the (custom) impact pad after every song because the damn thing just would not stay stuck to the head (or, rather, the duct tape). Aside from that fun, I pretty much decimated the brittle plastic by the last set. In packing up that night, I found an old, unbroken Aquarian Kick Pad that had lost probably 50% of its adhesiveness, so I had a possibly better temporary solution for the next night.
Saturday: after setting up, I promptly affixed the Aquarian pad to the head, which stuck fairly well, but decided to duct tape the living hell out of it to avoid any and all issues. No such luck. During song one of set one, the pad slowly kept losing contact with both the head and tape. I'd readjust after each song, and every song thereafter it got worse. The tape kept bunching up and became useless, and toward the end of set two, there my primary beater was again, firmly planted inside the newly-created hole in my 24-hour old Magnum head. I cut the set short in leu of playing the remaining three songs with my left foot, and spent the entire set break replacing the head...again. This time, I rolled 8 pieces of duct tape, stuck them to the back side of the impact pad, stuck the pad to the head, and then re-taped the front of the pad to the head (keep in mind that this consisted of 5 or 6 strips of duct tape placed across the full diameter of the drum so that each end was stuck to the rim).
The final set was no better--the pad kept slipping down during every song.
My question is this: does ANYTHING stick these heads? I keep reading on here several recommendations of what impact pads to use to keep from breaking heads, but I have yet to hear anyone having the issues I am with keeping said pads stuck on the head. Granted, I'd say most drummers here have Roland kits, and I'd love to try the Roland heads to see if the pads actually stick to them, but of course they don't make one larger than 12".
Here are the specifics:
Hart Professional 13" Kick
Aquarian Kontrol Screen Magnum head (tuned about midway between super-loose and tightened all the way)
Axis double-kick pedal with hard plastic beaters
I've tried the following impact pads, none of which will stick to the kick head for more than a gig or so (the links may show a single-kick pad, but I've used nothing but doubles):
Aquarian Kick Pad
Evans EQ (the clear one--haven't tried the black one, but I'm not sure if it's a different material...anyone tried both?)
Gibraltar Double Click Pad
Remo Falam Slam Pad
Just to note--
-The Aquarian material was the most durable, but its rigidity prohibited it from sticking well since the head flexes severly upon impact.
-The Evans (clear) were useless. They come in packs of two; the first cracked by the end of its first show, but still sort of worked for another couple gigs. The second was in about four pieces after two sets.
-The Gibraltar had the same problem as the Aquarian, with the added bonus of the outer-plastic cracking where it meets the inner hard material (the stuff that produces the 'click' sound, which I really don't like anyway).
-The Remo was my favorite pad, feel-wise. It was tough and flexible, but so small its outer edges would eventually curl around the beater. And it wasn't tough enough--after a few shows the beater would wear through the outer layer and start sticking to the adhesive behind it.
Speaking of which, that's another issue in and of itself: once one of these pads falls off, the beater keeps sticking to the adhesive residue it leaves on the head. Then I have to clean it off the beater so it doesn't keep sticking after I replaced the impact pad. It drives me nuts!
My next move is to buy a stockpile of impact pads and maybe a roll of gaffer's tape, unless someone here can actually recommend something that works better, for which I will be forever grateful. I'm half-tempted to use a plastic acoustic head at this point...
In other news...I haven't called Hart tech support yet, but does anyone know offhand if I can purchase a replacement for a damaged cone in the Professional Snare, and/or replace it myself, or will I have to send the drum to Hart?
Thanks...

This weekend all the issues I have had with my kick drum came to a head (pardon the pun). During the first of three sets on Friday night, I put a hole in the kick head--of course the beater got stuck and I had to continue the song left-footed using my slave pedal. I had plowed through 3 different impact pads in about 5 shows prior to this weekend, so I was hoping that the head would hold up for one show. Well, it lasted about 45 minutes.
I replaced the head after set one, and rigged a temp fix for my lack of impact pad: I took the clear plastic package my Evans impact pads came in, cut out a rectangle (wide enough to receive both beaters) and duct-taped it to the new head.
The remaining two sets consisted of me fixing the placement of the (custom) impact pad after every song because the damn thing just would not stay stuck to the head (or, rather, the duct tape). Aside from that fun, I pretty much decimated the brittle plastic by the last set. In packing up that night, I found an old, unbroken Aquarian Kick Pad that had lost probably 50% of its adhesiveness, so I had a possibly better temporary solution for the next night.
Saturday: after setting up, I promptly affixed the Aquarian pad to the head, which stuck fairly well, but decided to duct tape the living hell out of it to avoid any and all issues. No such luck. During song one of set one, the pad slowly kept losing contact with both the head and tape. I'd readjust after each song, and every song thereafter it got worse. The tape kept bunching up and became useless, and toward the end of set two, there my primary beater was again, firmly planted inside the newly-created hole in my 24-hour old Magnum head. I cut the set short in leu of playing the remaining three songs with my left foot, and spent the entire set break replacing the head...again. This time, I rolled 8 pieces of duct tape, stuck them to the back side of the impact pad, stuck the pad to the head, and then re-taped the front of the pad to the head (keep in mind that this consisted of 5 or 6 strips of duct tape placed across the full diameter of the drum so that each end was stuck to the rim).
The final set was no better--the pad kept slipping down during every song.
My question is this: does ANYTHING stick these heads? I keep reading on here several recommendations of what impact pads to use to keep from breaking heads, but I have yet to hear anyone having the issues I am with keeping said pads stuck on the head. Granted, I'd say most drummers here have Roland kits, and I'd love to try the Roland heads to see if the pads actually stick to them, but of course they don't make one larger than 12".
Here are the specifics:
Hart Professional 13" Kick
Aquarian Kontrol Screen Magnum head (tuned about midway between super-loose and tightened all the way)
Axis double-kick pedal with hard plastic beaters
I've tried the following impact pads, none of which will stick to the kick head for more than a gig or so (the links may show a single-kick pad, but I've used nothing but doubles):
Aquarian Kick Pad
Evans EQ (the clear one--haven't tried the black one, but I'm not sure if it's a different material...anyone tried both?)
Gibraltar Double Click Pad
Remo Falam Slam Pad
Just to note--
-The Aquarian material was the most durable, but its rigidity prohibited it from sticking well since the head flexes severly upon impact.
-The Evans (clear) were useless. They come in packs of two; the first cracked by the end of its first show, but still sort of worked for another couple gigs. The second was in about four pieces after two sets.
-The Gibraltar had the same problem as the Aquarian, with the added bonus of the outer-plastic cracking where it meets the inner hard material (the stuff that produces the 'click' sound, which I really don't like anyway).
-The Remo was my favorite pad, feel-wise. It was tough and flexible, but so small its outer edges would eventually curl around the beater. And it wasn't tough enough--after a few shows the beater would wear through the outer layer and start sticking to the adhesive behind it.
Speaking of which, that's another issue in and of itself: once one of these pads falls off, the beater keeps sticking to the adhesive residue it leaves on the head. Then I have to clean it off the beater so it doesn't keep sticking after I replaced the impact pad. It drives me nuts!
My next move is to buy a stockpile of impact pads and maybe a roll of gaffer's tape, unless someone here can actually recommend something that works better, for which I will be forever grateful. I'm half-tempted to use a plastic acoustic head at this point...
In other news...I haven't called Hart tech support yet, but does anyone know offhand if I can purchase a replacement for a damaged cone in the Professional Snare, and/or replace it myself, or will I have to send the drum to Hart?
Thanks...
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