Cowbell question

[Slingerland79]

I have a cowbell that uses a wingscrew, but it obviously moves around once you start hitting it. I don't think I can fit an eyescrew inside it like on my other one.

Any ideas anyone? Thanks for your help.

 

[PressRoll]

I think your options are limited. You can grind the welds and remove the nut and then install an eyelet. If you don’t want to do that, you could try a memory lock under the cowbell to help take the load off the wing bolt. If you don’t want to do that, you could buy a new cowbell! As far as I’m concerned, you can never have too many.

 

[Slingerland79]

I think your options are limited. You can grind the welds and remove the nut and then install an eyelet. If you don’t want to do that, you could try a memory lock under the cowbell to help take the load off the wing bolt. If you don’t want to do that, you could buy a new cowbell! As far as I’m concerned, you can never have too many.

Thanks. Yea, I guess I'm sort of stuck and it's best to just get another cowbell. I don't think memory locks will stop this from swaying side to side.

 

[green glass drum]

"....uarf....Hand me the pliers."
Yes Sir....those have always been problematic.
Thus...I always had a pair of pliers for this.

 

[kdgrissom]

Find the angle and height that satisfies you, mark it, then drill a nice divot into the mounting rod to prevent slippage and wobble.

 

[debotcher]

Using one of these helps. Not perfect but it holds a lot better than a straight wing nut.

 

[cworrick]

Using one of these helps. Not perfect but it holds a lot better than a straight wing nut.
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That's what I was trying to look for to recommend. I didn't know what to call it to google it.

 

[dtk]

what are you mounting it on?
could you flatten (grind) that part that makes contact with the screw? That would give the screw more surface area to make contact with and should prevent spinning unless the screw is backing off.

 

[TheDrummerFromAmsterdam]

Remove that bolt inside with a dremel or sorts, fit an eyescrew and done.

Strongest solution you can have and it doesn’t damage the surface its mounted on.

 

[1988fxlr]

I have an old premier bell that mounts similarly. I gave the tip of the screw a few passes with a course file to give it better grip and pair it with a knurled arm. It holds fine

 

[wayben]

Yeah, a knurled arm is key. Mine don't go anywhere.

 

[iclug]

You do need a knurled post. You can also wrap some gaff/duct tape a few times around the post. This gives something soft and sticky for both the bell edges and the screw to dig into. It will need replacing and might be messy over time with the adhesive but it does help.

 

[groovemastergreg]

The answer to almost every OTHER cowbell question, just not yours, is MORE cowbell.