Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thanks, UNH.  I'll check out those arms as you suggest.  By the way, 
what is the kit you refer to as the "Chick Magnet"?  (Just curious!)

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven" <realvast@s...> 
wrote:
> Nick, I know what your talking about and I have thought about a 
> solution a while back.  My first thought was to maybe place a 
larger 
> felt underneath the bell pad but I'm not sure if this would 
> interfere with the wing nut we have to tighten, I think it might.  
I 
> also thought of just playing with more finesse, but its hard when 
> your a rock drummer.  So I finally looked up some splash-cymbal 
> cymbal-arms that would connect to your current boom arms and out 
> would stick the bell pad.  I know this would be ok for a splash 
> cymbal, but as for a bell sound I'm not sure if it would feel 
> right.  Look up product number CYA5E or MCA63E at drumbalaya to see 
> what kind of splash cymbal arm I'm talking about.  It doesnt matter 
> which number you look up because you can both arms in the picture.  
> Just an idea...
> 
> UN.H 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
> wrote:
> > I have a bell pad that I don't use because the only place I know 
> how 
> > to mount it is on top of the ride cymbal pad - where hitting it 
> > vibrates through and sets off the ride and rim sound. So I'm 
> trying 
> > to find out how to mount it somewhere else on the DTXpress frame. 
> Can 
> > anyone offer me a hint on how to do this? The attachments that 
> came 
> > with the bell pad do not seem to include anything that will help.