Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thanks, Stewart. I might play around with some extra felts or rubber 
sleeves, as you suggest. The other disadvantage about mounting a bell 
pad on the standard PCY80S ride cymbal is that it leaves 
significantly (for me, anyway) less playing area on the cymbal pad.  

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" <moosetication@y...> 
wrote:
> --- "underneathheaven" wrote:
> > ... splash-cymbal cymbal-arms...
> > 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.
> 
> I think there's at least one other option, which is to use 
> a "stacker" - an extension to the tilter that allows a second 
cymbal 
> to be added above the first. It may also be that something like an 
> Aquarian cymbal spring might help. It doesn't go between the 
> cymbals, but underneath the main one it may "loosen up" the overall 
> mount so it's less rigid and your bell strike is less likely to 
> trigger the main pad. I'm also sure that with a little ingenuity, 
it 
> would be possible to home-make a tilter extender. An 8mm bolt-
> coupler, and an 8mm headless bolt should do it. You'd need to find 
a 
> plastic or rubber sleeve for the extension, and some extra felts.
> 
> Stewart