Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 18:27:16 -0700
From: vance@netcom.com (Vance Gloster)
Cc: analogue@hyperreal.com
Subject: Re: tama techstar

	  the triggers on the back are meant to be used with piezo trigger
  pads, mine came with two octagon drum pads. i use the individual outs of my
  mr16 tto trigger the six voices on the tama. the lowest tom make the
  thickest bass kick on the planet. i guess you could jack in just about any
  musical instrument to trigger them.

BTW DIY AHers can make their own trigger pads very cheaply.  Just get
a piezo "speaker" from Radio Shack.  These work best if you include
them in a sandwich.  Drill a 1/2" hole in a sheet of wood, place the
piezo over the hole with the wires coming out, then put the drumming
surface over the piezo.  Something fairly rigid works best.  Metal
works, but is expensive and feels weird to drummers.  Graphite epoxy
works great too, and feels better especially if you cover it with a
thin rubber pad.  Dense woods work OK, but dense plastics work better.
Connect the wires from the piezo to a guitar cable and you have your
unit.  The small wires from the piezo are easily pulled off, so clamp
down the guitar cable.

Make sure you do not get the piezo that has the built-in oscillator.
It will not work.

-Vance Gloster
 vance@netcom.com