The High Hat is a crucial part of any drummer's set. It's two symbols that sit sort of sandwiched on top of one another and you control them with your foot. The bottom symbol is supposed to be

heavier than the top symbol. And if they're set up that way you get that nice

chick sound when you close them with your foot.

Of course, if you put the heavy one on top, your drum set will immediately explode in flames the

minute you play it. So be careful. Wonderful. And the Welcome to Strong Songs, the Podcasts, the Podcasts, I'm your host, Kirk Hamilton, and I'm so glad that you joined me to talk about Music where the high hat is top heavy and I'm so glad that you

joined me to talk about music where the high hat is top heavy and music where

the high hat is bottom heavy and occasionally music where both high hat symbols

weigh the exact same amount. We've got a cool song to talk about this episode,

one that you've probably heard,

but that you'll probably hear differently

at the end of this episode.

So find a comfortable place to sit,

turn up the volume, and enjoy the show.

So hopefully your drum set won't actually explode if you put the bottom high hat on top, though older sets of high hats are actually a little closer in weight.

I've mentioned this on the show before, but I've spent the last year in the process of refurbishing

my dad's old 1960s Ludwig kit, and the high hats that he had, they were like Zilgen-avetus

high hats from the 1960s, they're really close in weight

and they're a little bit weird. I actually just replaced them with a set of modern

Zilgen High Hats where there's a significant weight difference between the two high hats and the difference is certainly

noticeable. Drums are so much fun, especially vintage drums. I've had a great time working on this

kit, though I can see how quickly this sort of thing gets expensive. I recently got a few new symbols at a

really cool drum shop here in town called Revival drums. I've also shouted them

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