You get the typical “bring your snare and cymbals, we have our house drum set” type bar gig.
And you know what to expect: Godzilla has been letting out his anger at these drums since the 1980’s. The wing nuts are not only rusted, but the previous drummer felt they had to make them rock-solid tight.
Now, what do you do?
1. The drumsticks hack:
Place both your drumsticks around the wing nut and use the power of the lever to loosen it up. I’ve used this a million times, it has saved me every time.
u/qDRUMMERB0Yp on Reddit's r/drums
2. Rod Morgenstein’s Wing Thing:
Dixie Dregs’ Rod Morgenstein created the Wing Thing™: the world’s first practical and dependable wingnut adjustment tool. It retails for around $60, and if you’re in for a good tool in your stick bag, then this might be right for you.
The Wing Thing
Here’s Mike Terrana with the Wing Thing:
Just don’t ruin your fingers trying to loosen up those pesky wing nuts when they are too tight!
