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Creighton,

Can you send or post photos of your fabrication of this pad.

Thanks, Ken

boomer17@...

Ken

will do- thought you lost interest.- Drums not home now, I seem to be
playing more than I would have thought- be patient and it will happen

Creighton

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Subject: [DTXpress] Remo pad for kick tower


Creighton,

Can you send or post photos of your fabrication of this pad.

Thanks, Ken

boomer17@...





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Ken wrote:

> Okee dokee, thanks. I just returned from Guitar Center and RS with all 
> the parts. Anxious to get started.
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> Ken
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>     *From:* Creighton Higgins <mailto:creighton@...>
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>     *Sent:* Monday, February 23, 2004 12:30 PM
>     *Subject:* RE: [DTXpress] Remo pad for kick tower
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>     Ken
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>     will do- thought you lost interest.- Drums not home now, I seem to be
>     playing more than I would have thought- be patient and it will happen
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>     Creighton
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Ken

OK- Now I feel bad. You have 2 tasks- 1 is to build the pad and 2 is to
mount it to the tower. I started by taking the tower apart. As I recall
this involves removing some small black screws and removing all the
innards. The back plate has a perfectly good 1/4" jack. Hold the Remo
pad to the tower and you will see the main issue- you have a large
rectangular opening you need to somehow adapt to the pad. The good news
is this will eventually give you the ability to adjust the pad up and
down. I had a leftover piece of perforated steel "C" channel that I
hack-sawed off to make a backing plate that goes inside the tower. I
simply ran a bolt with a washer through that into the back of the  Remo
pad. I suggest doing this before you build the pad so you can get a
sense of how things will line up. I did the opposite and ended up with
an inelegant but functional outcome.
I assume you found the article on converting the Remo pad to a trigger.
I used a coffee-can lid as a mount for the piezzo- hammered the edges a
bit so they wouldn't hurt the foam. To add another layer of foam, I used
packaging foam from a motherboard, curt to the size of the Remo.

In terms of pictures- the drums will not be back at home until Saturday
morning. I will use this opportunity to improve my mount and will take
pictures as I go. Expect something by Sunday if you need anything. also-
you can email me directly at creighton@... and I will
give you my home phone if that helps. I think you're going to like this
kick pad.