Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

You can fold the kit up completely and leave all the pads on it. There is a
photo floating around on one of the websites that showed it in the open and
closed position. The cymbals fold down flat against the mounting arm, the
toms 1 & 2 get turned vertically and rotate parallel with the upper cross
tube. The snare pad and tom3 pads get rotated down in a vertical position
and the mounting tubes they are on fold back against the main cross tubes.
The hihat pad gets rotated vertically and swings parallel to the tube the
snare pad is mounted on. Then if you are careful and brave, you can leave
the module on, if not, then just disconnect the cables and remove the
module. And lastly fold the legs back toward the main cross rails. 
 
OGD

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From: savvy530  
Subject: [DTXpress] Re: What gig bags/cases are available DTexpress III? How
do you transport?


Thanks Nick... so you detach all the pads? Seems like it would be cool
to fold the whole thing up with the pads.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> wrote:
> I haven't seen any bags/cases for the DTXpress.  When I've got a gig 
> somewhere, I just fold my frame into itself and heave-ho into the 
> back of the car.  Not damaging the car's interior in the process 
> takes practice and precision!
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "savvy530" <savvy530@y...> wrote:
> > What gig bags/cases are available DTexpress III? How do you 
> transport?


 
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Wow, you learn something new everyday. I never knew the original Dtxpress I
rack used steel tubing, instead of aluminum. 
 
OGD

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From: Nick Carroll 
 "  The only trouble I have is in lifting it in and out of the car. I own a
DTXI (now defunct) 
which came with a heavy solid black steel tube frame " 

 
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Does anyone know of of a way to transport I dont have a hatch back 
just a normal car and need to transport my kit for some rehesals I 
have not done this before but would like to lok after my kit???

It will not fit folded I only just got the box home with back frame 
intact.

please help!!!!!


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote:
> You can fold the kit up completely and leave all the pads on it. 
There is a
> photo floating around on one of the websites that showed it in the 
open and
> closed position. The cymbals fold down flat against the mounting 
arm, the
> toms 1 & 2 get turned vertically and rotate parallel with the 
upper cross
> tube. The snare pad and tom3 pads get rotated down in a vertical 
position
> and the mounting tubes they are on fold back against the main 
cross tubes.
> The hihat pad gets rotated vertically and swings parallel to the 
tube the
> snare pad is mounted on. Then if you are careful and brave, you 
can leave
> the module on, if not, then just disconnect the cables and remove 
the
> module. And lastly fold the legs back toward the main cross rails. 
>  
> OGD
> 
>    _____  
> 
> From: savvy530  
> Subject: [DTXpress] Re: What gig bags/cases are available 
DTexpress III? How
> do you transport?
> 
> 
> Thanks Nick... so you detach all the pads? Seems like it would be 
cool
> to fold the whole thing up with the pads.
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> > I haven't seen any bags/cases for the DTXpress.  When I've got a 
gig 
> > somewhere, I just fold my frame into itself and heave-ho into 
the 
> > back of the car.  Not damaging the car's interior in the process 
> > takes practice and precision!
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "savvy530" <savvy530@y...> 
wrote:
> > > What gig bags/cases are available DTexpress III? How do you 
> > transport?
> 
> 
>  
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I think you will just have to experiment. You should be able to 
remove the unencumbered crossmembers from the rack (i.e. those with 
the fewest cables wrapped around them) without too much trouble. I 
would leave that section of the rack nearest the module in place 
(because you don't want to have to rethread all those cables!) but 
instead remove the upright bar on the opposite side.  I would try to 
keep as much of the kit intact as possible.  Only you will know how 
much of your kit has to be dismantled by checking the size of your 
car and the space in the back seat. 

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "guynthomas" <guynthomas@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Does anyone know of of a way to transport I dont have a hatch back 
> just a normal car and need to transport my kit for some rehesals I 
> have not done this before but would like to lok after my kit???
> 
> It will not fit folded I only just got the box home with back 
frame 
> intact.
> 
> please help!!!!!
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote:
> > You can fold the kit up completely and leave all the pads on it. 
> There is a
> > photo floating around on one of the websites that showed it in 
the 
> open and
> > closed position. The cymbals fold down flat against the mounting 
> arm, the
> > toms 1 & 2 get turned vertically and rotate parallel with the 
> upper cross
> > tube. The snare pad and tom3 pads get rotated down in a vertical 
> position
> > and the mounting tubes they are on fold back against the main 
> cross tubes.
> > The hihat pad gets rotated vertically and swings parallel to the 
> tube the
> > snare pad is mounted on. Then if you are careful and brave, you 
> can leave
> > the module on, if not, then just disconnect the cables and 
remove 
> the
> > module. And lastly fold the legs back toward the main cross 
rails. 
> >  
> > OGD
> > 
> >    _____  
> > 
> > From: savvy530  
> > Subject: [DTXpress] Re: What gig bags/cases are available 
> DTexpress III? How
> > do you transport?
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks Nick... so you detach all the pads? Seems like it would 
be 
> cool
> > to fold the whole thing up with the pads.
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" 
<njcarroll56@y...> 
> wrote:
> > > I haven't seen any bags/cases for the DTXpress.  When I've got 
a 
> gig 
> > > somewhere, I just fold my frame into itself and heave-ho into 
> the 
> > > back of the car.  Not damaging the car's interior in the 
process 
> > > takes practice and precision!
> > > 
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "savvy530" <savvy530@y...> 
> wrote:
> > > > What gig bags/cases are available DTexpress III? How do you 
> > > transport?
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
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