Evans Drill Bit Key

Bought this as wanted something a little more substantial than the usual drum keys to go into a drum maintenance kit for drum tech work. This certainly fits the bill, sturdy and magnetic with a longer reach.Being able to spin it with the top part extension can make changing heads quicker.Its expensive compared to others, but as part of a drum servicing kit where you can keep track of where the key, its worth it. Still a place for the cheaper ones, that if you lose you can just reach for another one!Would I buy again? Yes although hopefully I won't need to!

Item as described. Makes sure you lube your lugs before use.

Really robust weighty key, I love this and will buy one again.Extra points as I think it has magic powers - I've had it for months and it still hasn't vanished..........

For those of us who have never tensioned a drum this has to be a good idea. How accurate it is (relies on a spring mounted ball bearing being forced out of a shallow depression) I don’t know. Seems expensive for what you get.

I used it for the first time today and its a total game changer. If you haven't got one of these, get one. It's so much quicker changing heads.

I've been playing for over 30 years and I'm embarrassed to admit that I've always struggled tuning drums - to the extent that I've avoided doing it unless absolutely necessary and didn't enjoy doing it. I've previously relied on finger tightening, then matching turns on a drum key on opposite lugs and testing the tone around the edge of the drum. However, I just never seemed to get it quite right and would end up tweaking to try and get rid of overtones.This little gadget is so simple to use. Finger tightening first as before, but then turning the key until the plastic section clips away from the main section. You start off with it on a loose setting on the adjustable dial underneath and then tighten further as you tune until you get to the required tension. You do need to ensure your lug screws are able to rotate freely.I fully tuned one of my kits with double heads in less than an hour and tap tested round the edge as I went. They tuned so easily and with none of the overtones I'd occasionally struggled with. It has made me less apprehensive about tuning my drums. Very pleased and it's staying in my drum bag.

Great drum key, chunky. Feels nice in the hand and I like the magnetic feature which means you can leave it on a lug on your snare for easy access. Only downside is that for some drums it's a bit too chunky to fit the tuning rod.

Absolute rubbish as hex bit is too big to fit in driver, can only use in drill Chuck but drill has not enough torque. Chinese quality control is rubbish!