Adding a 2nd crash to a TD9..

[Osmodiar]

Howdy.. i've had my TD9 for almost 3 months now, and i'm keen to add a second crash cymbal to the kit using one of the supplied spare inputs.

I rang the music store I purchased the kit from and they chased it up with roland, i'm just a bit shocked at the apparant cost involved, and wanted to check on here to see if this is out of the ordinary or not.

The CY-8 itself isn't a massive surprise at AUS $129, but the mounting clamp is apparently $179 ! and not available until mid july.

$179 strikes me as a frigging rip off for a plastic clamp with a ball jointed metal rod stuck to it. Especially after spending close to AUS $4000 already on the KX kit and all the usual accessories.

The shop guy said they had cymbal booms for accoustic kits for around $75, but i'd rather have the cy-8 mounted securely and neatly to the MDS9 rack than have to stuff around with separate stands and booms. I just can't believe how much roland are supposedly charging for this clamp. The clamp for a fourth tom pad ($395!) is $59, and as far as i know the basic difference is the ball joint, i'm not exactly seeing $179 worth of materials and engineering there..

I also wonder if the crash2 input actually maps to a fully distinct second crash sample or if it just triggers a pitched up/down crash 1 sound.

Thoughts..?

[Drumzilla]

Prices

Here in the states a CY-8 runs around $85.00 and a MDY-10U runs $45.00-55.00. CY-8 should definitely cost more than the mount.

[PumaPhreak]

Something sounds fishy here. I think the mount should definitely not cost that much. Will a clamp for a Gibraltar rack work?

[Osmodiar]

Ah a part number, thats handy. Yeah can see it in some online stores now, looks like i might be better of getting it shipped from somewhere instead of buying it local..

[allanjohn]

Also, check out Allans online store - often they're cheaper than the bricks and mortar store and you can even arrange to pick it up in the store.

[Colquhoun]

I also wonder if the crash2 input actually maps to a fully distinct second crash sample or if it just triggers a pitched up/down crash 1 sound.

Thoughts..?

I also wondered about this, but when I got a second crash, I found that right out of the box, the new crash is an entirely different cymbal. Using kit #1 (V-Tour), the 1st crash is a 14", and adding a 2nd is a 16". And obviously, you can make any changes to it that you see fit.

[saku]

Here in the states a CY-8 runs around $85.00 and a MDY-10U runs $45.00-55.00. CY-8 should definitely cost more than the mount.

In europe thomann sells the cy 12 for 169 euros and the holder for 77, but the cy 8 is only 69!

grumble over the price of the holder.....

[BarT]

Ah a part number, thats handy. Yeah can see it in some online stores now, looks like i might be better of getting it shipped from somewhere instead of buying it local..

The MDY-10U does not have a ball joint like your existing cymbal mounts.

The mount you got the quote for, although not yet available, probably does.


Bruce

[V-Max]

I'm going to upgrade the recently bought in thomann td-9 ks with a third cymbal, (cy-8) and thought about the MILLENIUM DB-115, you can mount it on the spare arm mount left if you have a VH-11 hihat.