How seperated should a hi hat be?

when i hear some people playing their hats they sound like crashes somewhat, ive tried tog et that same sound to play some songs but i cant figure out how wide the gao should be


if anyone could give me an estimate thatd be asome


thanks


:D|||Lefty is correct, there should be 1 to 2 inches gap between them. I lean more toward 2 inches for more sound options.





I posted to make a correction in his answer.


The screw under the lower hi hat cymbal is to adjust the tilt of the lower cymbal so it hits evenly with the top cymbal all the way around. The distance between cymbals is adjusted with the wing-screw on the clutch above the top cymbal. The wing screw tightens the clutch to the post at whatever hight you adjust it to.





In addition: the upper hi-hat cymbal is sandwiched between some felt and 2 nuts on the clutch. (the part that the cymbal is held to by the 2 nuts is called the clutch). The sound you get can be altered by tightening or loosening the cymbals a bit (not too much) between these to nuts, either allowing a little wobble, or none at all (tight is slightly muted).


The sound will also vary with the distance you open or close the hi-hats as you strike them. Closed gives you a "ping" sound, partially closed gives you a "sizzle" sound, and open gives you a crash cymbal sound.|||Their should be 1 inch distance or 1 1/2" Their is a little screw under the bottom one . You have to turn it so the bottom cymbal barely touches the top. This way, when you press the hi -hat pedal, it will make a muted sound more or less.