Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Nick, glad I could provide some ideas.  The "chick magnet" kit does 
not come within the factory settings, it is something I created and 
the settings must be precise!! :)

-UN.H


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> 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.