About

My name is Cyrus Patel. I'm a drummer based out of Birmingham, Alabama, and I've been playing drums and stomping on my hi-hats for years.

For as long as I've been playing, I've dealt with the same problem: hi-hat clutch slips. You set your cymbal gap exactly where you want it, and a minute into the set, it's changed, even on a high-end hi-hat stand. You reach over, readjust mid-song, and hope it holds. It never does. I got tired of hoping, so I fixed it.

Standard hi-hat pull rods have a smooth, cylindrical surface. Your clutch's set screw is gripping against polished steel with nothing but friction holding it in place. Under the repeated impact of even light playing, that friction isn't enough. The clutch slips, your cymbal spacing changes, and your feel goes with it.

The Non-Slip Hi-Hat Pull Rod solves this with a simple mechanical principle: precision-drilled dimples along the length of the rod.

When you tighten your clutch, the set screw seats directly into one of these dimples instead of pressing against a smooth surface. This creates a mechanical lock between the clutch and the rod. The result is that your clutch and cymbal gap stays exactly where you put it, every time, for the whole show.

Every rod is machined from 303 stainless steel, built to last, and available in both M6 and M7 thread sizes to fit most major hi-hat stands.

This product is protected by a U.S. utility patent pending.

Engineering drawings and CAD design by Harper Pannell.

Below is a quick video showing how to setup and use the Non-slip Hi-Hat rod.

 

 

Here's a closer look at the rod and how the dimples work.