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- #1,799 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #4 in Drum Set Drum Keys & Wrenches
Product Description
Along with having an ergonomic handle for comfort, a knurled knob for easy head changes, and a non-slip magnetized head, the Torque Key's handle can be pre-set to release at a specified tension, ensuring even tuning at each lug. Evans Torque Key has an ergonomic grip for maximum comfort, a knurled knob for quick spinning, and a slip-resistant magnetic head. The torque handle can be set to a desired tension to help drummers attain more accurate tuning. Evans drum keys are ergonomically designed to fit the needs of drummers in a wide variety of playing and tuning situations. With multiple available designs, Evans drum keys help drummers attain accurate tuning on-the-go, at a gig, or in the studio.For over 40 years, Evans has been a pioneer of drum head manufacturing and design. Known for innovative designs such as EMAD, EC2S, and the Hydraulic series, Evans drum heads are made in the USA in a state of the art manufacturing facility. Acquired in 1996 by D Addario and Company, the global leader in musical instrument accessories, the Evans brand is synonymous with quality and consistency.
From the Manufacturer
Evans Torque Key has an ergonomic grip for maximum comfort, a knurled knob for quick spinning, and a slip-resistant magnetic head. The torque handle can be set to a desired tension to help drummers attain more accurate tuning.
Evans drum keys are ergonomically designed to fit the needs of drummers in a wide variety of playing and tuning situations. With multiple available designs, Evans drum keys help drummers attain accurate tuning on-the-go, at a gig, or in the studio.
For over 40 years, Evans has been a pioneer of drum head manufacturing and design. Known for innovative designs such as EMAD, EC2S, and the Hydraulic series, Evans drum heads are made in the USA in a state of the art manufacturing facility. Acquired in 1996 by D’Addario and Company, the global leader in musical instrument accessories, the Evans brand is synonymous with quality and consistency.
Margarito
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
Highly recommend
Carlos Uncetabarrenechea
Reviewed in Spain on February 12, 2025
La bellota que tiene arriba la llave permite alcanzar el “punto cero” con mayor precisión y desde ahí empezar la afinación
Good product and works when placed in proper area.
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2025
I love this tool! I recommend it for any type of drummer
Michael Asphall
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
This Drum key is a Good size, the design is amazing, very durable as well. It is not too heavy the weight is fine.
Robert Reedy
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2024
Greatly aids accurate, fast tuning. Not expensive.
MN Life
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
I bought it for my drum throne. I just stick it on the nut on the leg to adjust the seat height and leave the key attached to it, holds it in place. It's not ideal for short screws on my Roland V-drums, but normal acoustic drum kit I think would hold firm. I can still turn the V drum screws, but they are too shallow to get a full grap on it.
Jeremy Kraft
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024
Great idea, but the only issue i have with this is that they rounded the square portion that goes over the tension rod, I am assuming so that they could get the magnet in there. The issue with this is that it will slightly round off the tension rod making this key unusable. I have purchased two of these and had the same issue with both. I had to buy a drill bit type drum key, and modify it to fit the Evans torque key. I think I would be OK not having the magnet if Evan‘s just made a square like a normal drum key.
Karen
Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2024
I think it works well, was a gift
CV
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2023
This thing is an amazing time saver if you’re a tuning perfectionist, like me. You can use it to quickly get all of your tension rods up to the same tension, and then fine tune with a TuneBot. It’s typically accurate enough to get every lug within 2-3 Hz of one another.The lowest tension settings may still be too high if you have really floppy floor tom heads, but it works great for “normal” tunings, including snare reso heads which are typically super tight.One thing to note is that the “clutch” does not fully disengage when you’ve reached the set tension. The plastic part will click out of position to let you know to stop, but you can’t just keep cranking it like you can with a torque wrench. It’s not a big deal, you just have to be careful to twist it at a reasonable speed so you don’t miss the click.
Nino
Reviewed in Italy on April 6, 2023
Una chiavetta per accordare la batteria, di semplice utilizzo permette un’accordatura molto precisa delle pelli. Si usa così: ruotare la ghiera numerata completamente in senso antiorario, così si azzera l’indice, dopodichè ruotarla di 360°, in questo modo la posizionate a 10, le pelli andranno a seconda delle vostre preferenze tra 11 a 14, ma attenzione prima svitateli completamente ed avvitateli a mano non forte. Vedrete che meraviglia.
Labadie Stephane
Reviewed in France on September 21, 2022
Super
Jeswin
Reviewed in India on May 15, 2017
Awesome product. At such low cost such great product. Did the work well for me. But the product came is a very old dusted cover . But the product inside was brand new and shiny
A. Cornelio
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2008
First of all the key comes in a plastic package, so dont expect any kind of seal thet proves that this item hasn't been used before. The is very sturdy, kind of heavy, but you get used to the weight after using it for a bit. I quickly noticed that when i adjusted the toque dial to 5 the key moved without any effort without the expected "click". At first i thought the product was damaged, but i soon realized that you need to adjust the torque dial all the way up to 8 in order for the key to show some resistance. Upon aplying a pressure greater than the selected resistance in the torque dial you will get your "click" to tell you that you have reached the desired tension.I ignored the fact that i had to crank the dial up a bit to get the first click, and i started to tune up my kit. Once i was done i tested the kit and i sounded amazing. The key really does what it was meant to do. The sound was even better than when i tuned the kit by ear (I'm not really good at that... Reason why i got this item).When putting the key away i turned the dial back to zero. Few weeks later i wanted to re-tune my snare and i suddenly noticed that now the key didn't click when set on number 8 ! I had to crank the torque dial a full turn before even getting some resistance on the key's knob ! This really worries me since i expect to have to crank the dial higher and higher to get the first signs of resistance on the key. Eventually i think i'm going to have to buy another one to replace this one, so the lifetime guarantee an the product's description must be BS.Other than this the key has turned to be an awsome product.
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