DW SMOTC One-Touch Hi-Hat Clutch

First clutch that does not move on the rod nor loosen up to drop the hat off.Fantastic piece.

PROS- great grip on the rod,easy felt "click" adjustment,does not move

CONS-I think it's worth running a little grease up the threads of the clutch,the dried out pretty fast and didn't function smoothly.A little grease and good as new

I use two DW hi-hat stands, one for regular hi-hat and one for auxiliary closed mini hi-hat. I decided to give this a try as an upgrade to the auxiliary mini hi hat, which I always play as a closed hi-hat. This is a great option to keep your hi-hat cymbals very tight and deliver short focused sound. A standard screw DW clutch looses the grip after a while delivering slightly loosen sound. Now I'm considering to upgrade my regular hi-hat too.

This does what it says on the tin, and has the usual excellent DW build quality. I'm missing the security of the usual locking nut, but not a problem so far.