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Posted: **Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:27 pm**

I just bought 2 sets of the LP rubber floor stands for seated playing. Im not sure about the tones since i fitted them , My idea was to have them low of the deck so I could get a good base tone . I notice they are a little boomy sounding . Im getting used to the tones also must add I bought a new stool which Im fiddling around to get good position A bungee cord is working wrapped around my seat post al la Olsongo style IIRC.
I just wondered what you guys use and if you have any expierience with the LP `s

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Posted: **Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:32 pm**

I have three sets of them and I consider them a waste of money! :angry:
You´re right, Marco, the Bass sound does not always come out perfect, you would need a bit higher stand for that.
That being said, when I put my congas on wooden disks appr. 1 inch thick (the kitchen had to suffer ;-)

, I get exactly the resonating sound I want!the

Posted: **Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:35 pm**

This is me new Throne

CUSTOM PERCUSSION ZEBRA DRUM THRONE

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Posted: **Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:55 pm**

congadelica, be careful that zebra doesn't take off running on you in the middle of a solo

Posted: **Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:19 pm**

FWIW

I also bought 3 sets of those rubber feet, and as they came out of the box, hated them.

Very unstable, subject to shifting in position.
I liked the low key aspect of them and after spending about 50 bucks on them, I wasn't about to just give up and toss them...
...so I modified, er...adapted ???

Following pics show modification.
I simply made rings...out of 1/8" aluminum plate that I just happened to have kicking around my garage
Placed the feet evenly around the ring
Drilled through the rubber feet and ring
Bolted feet to ring

Result is a stable, no muss - no fuss, low key stand for seated play.
They are very easy to put on or remove, but they are so unobtrusive, that I just leave them on all the time, even when I carry them around.
The fact that they are rubber, and don't protrude, preclude the possibility of scratching or stabbing anything (or anyone!) while carrying the drums with legs on.
Now I like them!

Pic notes:
1)Only tools necessary: electric Drill & appropriate bit, Jigsaw with hacksaw sawblade, file to round sharp edges of ring after cutout.
2) The is no reason you couldn't make ring out of plywood. I had the alum, and it is stronger.
3) Ring size depends on your drum. The inside diameter of ring should correspond to inside diameter of your drum shell.
4) If sized properly, there should be no size restriction on the inside dimension of the bottom of your drum.
5)I used "nylock" nuts in bolting to insure they wouldn't loosen up in time.
6) I also countersunk bolts into top of aluminum ring, so that drum bottom sits on a totally flat surface.
7) After all above was done, i wrapped aluminum ring in electrical tape, for a slight cushioning effect

Pictures are worth lotsa words. It was not at all difficult.
9) One of the pics shows green bamboo stalks drying for my coming guagua project.

I'm having probs uploading image files...seems I can only put 1 photo per post, so will send 4 photos in separate posts

Joseph

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Posted: **Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:21 pm**

Next...

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Posted: **Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:24 pm**

Last one...3 explain it all.
Hope this helps

how bout them feet!

Joseph

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Posted: **Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:47 pm**

Now why did i not think of this .

Man thats a great Idea , Im of to the engineers workshop right now .

Great tip Thanks Ill post pics of soon to be modified LP rubber feet :cool:

And the other feet look cool too too lol...how did you spary around your feet ??? :p

Thanks

Marco

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Posted: **Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:16 pm**

Ha Ha Ha

Those "red feet" are from a 1/4'" piece of steel I got at a trade show demonstration of a computer driven plasma cutter.

You just input your design into windows program, click mouse, and plasma cutter cuts out design in seconds. Perfectly clean slag free cuts.
Beautiful combination of industrial design and computer technology. Cost a couple hundred grand...needless to say I didn't buy one. :;):

I watched machine whap out multiple identical feet from an entire 4' X 4' sheet of 1/4" steel in minutes.

They were giving out "feet" as trade show bling. :cool:

My bling started rusting after awhile, so I spray painted them on my garage floor.
Now I got goofy feet :p in my conga room

Joseph

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Posted: **Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:58 pm**

Ha ha.....and welcome to the forum buddy just noticed your a new ish member .

Thanks for the information on the lp feet too im sure others may follow your design .

marco

Posted: **Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:37 am**

Hmmmm...
....startin ta think I oughta patent it before before LP gets wind of it.

Post pics of your model...maybe it'll be an improvement..the Mk II model.

Enjoy

Posted: **Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:41 pm**

One other thing...

If you have an adjustable throne, like yours...
You can still cradle the shell with your legs, and lean it in the traditional manner, while the shell is supported by the rubber feet.

Feels very natural, just a bit higher.

It's very secure... those 4 rubber claws grip the bottom of the shell like a... ....uh....claw!
No way its gonna slip off or get miscombobulated in the midst of your guaguanco.

is that REAL Zebra?...beautiful

Cheers
Joseph

Posted: **Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:55 pm**

Yeah real Zebra .. It was a biatch to catch too they are fast you know .

Ive adopted another way for my No1 drum Quinto I have a buungee tie wrapped around the seat post clipped onto the Quinto , This was a tip by a guy on here . It works real well ,gives you one less thing to worry about when on full hit with the Guaguanco

.

Im getting some materials this weekend to do the project with the LP rubber stands .

oh BTW The zebra is not real it imatation furr lol

But a very comfy throne indeed

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Posted: **Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:39 pm**

Congadelica wrote:This is me new Throne

CUSTOM PERCUSSION ZEBRA DRUM THRONE

Zebra is good, Leopard is more better.

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Posted: **Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:26 pm**

I know this thread is about rubber stands, but on the subject of thrones... i use an old fashioned wooden stool and I put rubber feet on it. the reasoning is that sometimes the thrones squeek/make noise. and one day i was recording in a friends garage and used a stool - no moving parts, obviously. my 2 cents

huero

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