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I did a DIY conversion with my acoustic kit, and it didn't really work out too well with the downstairs neighbor (noise complaints at noon on a Saturday). I though about building a platform for it, but after doing the measurements, it didn't really seem practical. 22" x 16" bass drum, cage, stands and such all meant a big chunk of my already kind of small apartment. So I moved that into a studio. Sadly, my drumming kind of went unfulfilled, as Houston traffic meant it could take an hour to get to or back from the studio (what would normally take 15 minutes). So time past, and I grew sad with out regular drumming.
So, I decided to buy an electric kit. I chose to do a JoBeky kit with roland cymbals in hopes that it would be quiet enough to just have in the apartment. Also, I aimed to make sure that everything fit on a rack system. However, this time I decided to take no chances and build a tennis ball platform. I used Plywood and Dunlap tennisballs, drilling 1 1/2 " holes into two boards.
To answer any questions, what I did was simple, and rather lazy. Two 5'x3' boards, one on top of the other taped together where I measured and drilled pilot holes. Once the pilot holes were drilled, I seperated the boards, put them on two 2x4 boards, and drilled my holes. I used a 1 1/2" hole drill on a hand drill.
Once I was finished, and tested it with the downstairs neighbor ("I can barely hear it when I'm in my bedroom, and I can't really hear it in my living room."), I couldn't just leave an ugly plywood platform on the floor, so I threw some carpet on it.
As a little added joke for these pictures, I have two cats. Roland and Pearl. Roland took a liking to the platform after it was built so... THIS PLATFORM IS ROLAND (the cat) APPROVED! *snicker*
Under carpet
First board
Added tennis balls
Added second board
Inside the platform
Carpet on top
Roland approved!
Finished product
It works well! This is highly recommended for anyone who has an electric kit in an apartment on any floor but the first. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play for a bit!
So, I decided to buy an electric kit. I chose to do a JoBeky kit with roland cymbals in hopes that it would be quiet enough to just have in the apartment. Also, I aimed to make sure that everything fit on a rack system. However, this time I decided to take no chances and build a tennis ball platform. I used Plywood and Dunlap tennisballs, drilling 1 1/2 " holes into two boards.
To answer any questions, what I did was simple, and rather lazy. Two 5'x3' boards, one on top of the other taped together where I measured and drilled pilot holes. Once the pilot holes were drilled, I seperated the boards, put them on two 2x4 boards, and drilled my holes. I used a 1 1/2" hole drill on a hand drill.
Once I was finished, and tested it with the downstairs neighbor ("I can barely hear it when I'm in my bedroom, and I can't really hear it in my living room."), I couldn't just leave an ugly plywood platform on the floor, so I threw some carpet on it.
As a little added joke for these pictures, I have two cats. Roland and Pearl. Roland took a liking to the platform after it was built so... THIS PLATFORM IS ROLAND (the cat) APPROVED! *snicker*
Under carpet
First board
Added tennis balls
Added second board
Inside the platform
Carpet on top
Roland approved!
Finished product
It works well! This is highly recommended for anyone who has an electric kit in an apartment on any floor but the first. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play for a bit!
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