Sorry to hear about it. Where was this set up? You could always have the dealer contact us to ensure it goes under warranty. Well, one of them anyway

Yeah, I can understand that.

I sent a PM to you if you want to work out a replacement directly.

Greetings All,

What was the solution to this, I too have gone through a few springs since purchase in earlier 2011. Initially a Tama Rep was incredibly responsive in quickly sending out replacements, but would be interested in knowing if there's been a replacement that's proven a longer term solution.

- Was the HP9007H a good replacement/solution ?

Great pedal, btw, but the spring thing is a bit frustrating.

I guess I'm joining the Speed Cobra "broken spring" club! I just did it earlier today during practice. I have had my pedal for just over a year now so I'm not expecting any replacements. Just curious that this seems to be happening. I have 2 IC singles and 1 double from over 10 years ago and have never had a problem with springs before.

sorry to hear about the wait, dreamkastor!

This isn't a wide running issue or anything. In addition to the few instances we've saw on here, there have only been a few phone calls.

More times than not, the warranty covered the issue. In your case, I don't think it will, sadly.

We've determined most of it comes down to techinque, playing style, and settings. Unfortunately all of these factors can contribute to the problem. This isn't saying you have bad techique, styles, and settings, haha, don't get me wrong. It's just saying certain combinations of things could increase the wear and tear on these.

Hopefully that makes some sense.

Either way, we see things like this and definitely look into them. If there is an issue, and we find out, we'll get you squared away.

I just broke broke a spring (left side)!!! I've attached a picture of it. I've had my speed cobra double pedals for about a year. I'm hoping they are still under warranty. Yeah, just practicing with a Pearl BD10 bass drum practice pad and snap! It broke where the bottom spring hoop connects to the tensioner. I would say the tension on my pedals are medium, definitely not maxed out. I made the switch from Pearl pedals to these. I love my Speed Cobras but this is the first time I have ever broken a tension spring on a bass drum pedal and I've been playing longer than I care to admit. Kind of bummed and a little worried about the reliability. I'm just glad it happened when I was practicing. Thanks to those that have posted this info. I'll be calling Tama sales tomorrow to see about ordering a few new springs.

Hey, was the part number listed earlier for the spring correct?

So just the spring itself is broken? If so, check here at Gordon LaSalle Music, they claim to have the correct spring in stock it in stock. http://www.gordonlasalle...bra+Pedal+Spring/89514/
The part number appears to be HP910-7S

Perhaps customer buys spring and Tama remimburses cost so he can he it under warranty???

Always glad to help out a drum brother/sister in need. A great thing to do when you need a part in a pinch is to get the Tama part number, type in "Tama HP900-77"(example) into Google and do a search. Whenever I am looking for even the smallest part, that's what I do and normally find a dealer that has it somewhere.

Tama USA should look into stockpiling more parts like this for warranty purposes. I know the current business model in this economy is to run lean with minimum inventory but a balance of available parts is a must for customers with warranty issues.

Maybe the spring has to tight of a bend radius. The 7H will work but feels different. I suppose any pedal spring would work for that matter just the feel would be different. I found I had to trim the tag end just a little to make it a little eaiser to install. It would be inconvienent if it broke anywhere other than at home. i may experiment with some other springs

I've had the speed cobra double pedal for about a year and a half, my first spring broke on my primary beater at a gig out of town ( but I guess there is never a convenient time) I swapped my good spring over to finish the gig. I bought the pedal from the local Guitar Center, when I went back to get a new spring, the sales rep told me " there's nothing I can do, you should prob contact tama." and of course there is no way (other than this forum) to get in touch with tama. When the spring I swapped from my left pedal broke about 2 months later I used sweetwater.com to get 3 replacement springs, with shipping it cost me $65. When the 3rd spring broke after 4 gigs, I loosened the tension to the point of uncomfortable-ness. Now, 6 months later I'm on my last spring (5 total), every single spring has broken on my primary beater, on the top side where the 90 is. I'm not abusive to the pedal, I've never had any spring problems with my mapex double pedal or my other single pedals. I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm a little frustrated that this spring continues to break. Last time I checked you shouldn't have to keep a surplus of springs around to make sure you finish a gig. Are there any suggestions?