Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Ed,

Thanks for the tip on the Clearsonic IsoFloor 
(http://www.clearsonic.com/) -- I checked out the website, and it 
looks like a really good (tho not exactly cheap) alternative to 
building the tennis ball platform discussed below, which I am really 
not so inclined to build...

I live in a small apartment in NYC, and have had problems with the 
vibrations from my kick pedal rattling the dishes & the picture 
frames on the walls of the apartment below me & bothering the 
neighbors down there.

So, my question is -- has anybody out there actually tried the 
IsoFloor, & if so, how effective is it in cutting vibrations?  Any 
input on this product, pro or con, would be very much appreciated.

Also, given my space & monetary limitations, I am wondering whether 
it might be effective to just get two of the 1' x 1' IsoFloor squares 
(one for the kick pedal & one for the HH, so both feet are level), 
instead of buying enough to make a full platform for the entire kit & 
throne...  Any thoughts on this approach?

Finally, besides the tennis-ball thing, has anyone else come up with 
good (& cheap) ways to minimize the vibrations of the kick pedal?

My neighbor is being very understanding, overall, but I'd love to 
take care of this ASAP, so anything the group can do to advise me on 
this would be great.

Thanks!
Scott



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <proguk@h...> wrote:
> > I'm considering building one of the tennis ball isolation 
platforms 
> > ( http://www.dtxpressions.com/platform/ ) but space is an issue 
for 
> > me.  In order to move freely around the room where my kit is I 
move 
> > the throne away when not playing.  If I had a platform that was 
big 
> > enough to accommodate both kit and throne I'd be falling over it 
> all 
> > the time! :-)
> > 
> > Therefore, I wondered if it is really necessary to have the stool 
> > isolated from the floor.  It's certainly got enough height 
> > adjustment to be able to rise up a tennis ball's worth.  Any 
> > thoughts?
> > 
> > Also, has anyone actually built such a platform (stool on or 
off!)?
> 
> Chris,
> 
> Check out post 6505 for someone in the UK who built it and seems to 
> have had success.  Maybe you can contact him privately. Another 
> option is located at  http://www.clearsonic.com/--especially the 
> Isofloor section--though I don't know if it would be of any help to 
> you IN THE UK.
> 
> Ed